Phyllis
About Phyllis
Phyllis has been used by classical poets for the idealized pastoral maiden. A Greek mythological name of a woman who was turned into an almond tree, Phyllis was in the Top 100 from 1916 to 1958, reaching #24 in 1929, and has the (remote) possibility of joining other revived s-ending names like Iris. In the 'St Clare' book series by Enid Blyton Phyllis is nicknamed Fizz. Just a thought. Phyllida is a variation that sounds at once more old-fashioned and more stylish.
Pronounced FIL-iss.
As of October 2026, Phyllis ranked #12873 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #24 in 1929, Nameberry popularity #946.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Phyllis on lists
Famous Phylliss
- Phyllis Chesler
American feminist psychologist and author
- Phyllis McAlpin Stewart Schlafly
American activist and author
- Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell)
American actress
- Phyllis Ayame Whitney
American novelist
- Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter
American actress
- Phyllis Diller (born Phyllis Ada Driver)
American comedienne
- Phyllis Calvert (born Phyllis Hannah Bickle)
English actress
- Phyllis Margaret Logan
Scottish actress
- Phyllis Smith
American actress
- Phyllis Christine "P.C." Cast
American novelist
- Phyllis Linda Hyman
American singer,songwriter and actress
- Philomena "Phyllis" Lynott
Irish memoirist
Phyllis in pop culture
- Phyllis Lapin
Vance, character on TV's "The Office"
- Phyllis
Greek mythological wife of Demophon
- Phyllis Lindstrom
character on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
- Phyllis "Bella" Crawford
character on TV's 'Hannibal'
- Phyllis Summers Newman
character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Phyllis "Fizz" Bentley
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Phyllis
a character in the Disney XD cartoon "Penn Zero: Part,Time Hero"
- Phyllis Crane
character from Call the midwife
- Phyllis Arable
character in book/film Charlotte's Web