Name meaning & stats
Phyllis
Phyllis means “foliage” (Ancient Greek origin). 166,559 US babies since 1940, peak 1947.
What it means
“foliage”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1947
166,559 US babies were named Phyllis between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Phyllis (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Phyllis is the main spelling
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1947)