Given name & surname
Phillips
“one who loves horses”
Phillips is a variant of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Phillips is a variant of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Phillips is a variant of Phillip. An origin associated with Phillip is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phillips through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,331
- 1,331 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 32 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 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 902 as a first name in 2020; 343,656 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.
Phillips’s family of names
Phillips has a related form in Phillip. In English usage, Phillips has a related form in Philips. In English usage, Phillips has a related form in PHILIPPS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Phillips
- Phillips IdowuBritish triple jumperborn 1978
- Phillips HolmesAmerican actor (1907–1942)
- Phillips SmalleyAmerican actor and film director (1875–1939)1865–1939
- Phillips BrooksAmerican clergyman and author, hymnwriter (1835–1893)
- Phillips Lee GoldsboroughAmerican politician (1865-1946)
- Phillips LordAmerican actor (1902-1975)
- Phillips TalbotAmerican diplomat (1915–2010)
- Phillips TeadAmerican actor (1893-1974)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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