Phyliss
Phyliss is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Phyliss
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Phyliss is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Phyliss
The earliest SSA record of Phyliss as a baby girl name dates back to 1909, when 5 babies received it. 1951 was its biggest year on record, with 70 newborns named Phyliss — #1,109 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Phylisss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1983 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Phylisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Phyliss
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About the name Phyliss
Phyliss is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Phyliss's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #1,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Phyliss's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.