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Phillip

“Variant of Philip — Horse lover” — Ancient Greek origin

Boy's name · #651 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Phillip has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #64 (1950) · 311,561 babies named Phillip all-time · 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 4,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,500 boys in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Phillips

• Phillip Cocu — Dutch association football player and manager (born 1970)
• Phillip Sharp — American biologist
• Phillip Hughes — Australian cricketer (1988-2014)
• Phillip Noyce — Australian film director
• Phillip Phillips — American singer (born 1990)

In stories & tradition

• Phillip (Phil Coulson) — Iron Man · Iron Man 2
• Phillip Jeffries — Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
• Phillip Spaulding — Guiding Light

What Phillips become

Among 1,021 notable people named Phillip:

Athletes appear 1.25× more often than among typical names — e.g. Phillip Cocu, Dutch association football player and manager (born 1970).

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