Phyllis is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “foliage.” In 2024 it was given to 13 girls in the United States.
Phyllis belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “foliage” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Phyllis first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #24 in 1929, and in 2024 13 babies received the name — 322,490 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Phyllis means “foliage” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Phyllis is a girl name. In 2024, 13 babies received the name in the US.
Phyllis comes from the Greek tradition.
Phyllis first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #24 in 1929, and 13 babies were given the name in 2024.
Phyllis is pronounced /ˈfɪlɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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