Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Phyliss is a variant of Phyllis. An origin associated with Phyllis is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phyliss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,406
- 0 boys · 2,406 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 70 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 girls is 6 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,774 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Phyliss’s family of names
Phyliss has a related form in Phyllis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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