Given name & surname
Phill
“one who loves horses”
In English use, Phill is a diminutive of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Phill is a diminutive of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Phill is a diminutive of Phillip. An origin associated with Phillip is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Phill is a diminutive of Phillip. In English usage, Phill is a diminutive of Phil.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phill through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 622
- 622 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 919 as a first name in 2020; 231 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Phill’s family of names
In English usage, Phill is a diminutive of Phillip. In English usage, Phill has a related form in Phil. In English usage, Phill is a diminutive of Phil.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Phill
- Phill LewisAmerican actor, comedian and director (born 1968)
- Phill JupitusEnglish comedianborn 1962
- Phill NiblockAmerican composer (1933–2024)
- Phill JonesNew Zealand basketball player (born 1974)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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