Given name
Phyllip
“one who loves horses”
Phyllip is a variant of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Phyllip is a variant of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Phyllip 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phyllip through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 99 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 9 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 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 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.
Phyllip’s family of names
Phyllip has a related form in Phillip.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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