Over the past 110 years, 32 boys and 317 177 girls have been named Phyllis. The name Phyllis ranks 7967th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Phyllis in 1930. The peak of popularity of the name Phyllis came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.