Origin and Meaning of the Name Phyllis

Phyllis

Greek - Female

Leafy foliage, green bough. In Greek legend, Phyllis was changed to an almond tree after her death, and bore no leaves until her lover returned.

  • Rated 2.56 out of 4 stars

Rating: 2.56 (9 votes)

Phyllis female popularity statistics
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1984 959 -74 151
1983 885 -16 172
1982 869 -13 178
1981 856 0 182
1980 856 -74 181
1979 782 -69 204
1978 713 -48 222
1977 665 -22 238
1976 643 -112 241
1975 531 +17 325
1974 548 -91 308
1973 457 -58 404
1972 399 -25 503
1971 374 -32 625
1970 342 -41 767
1969 301 -50 905
1968 251 -36 1086
1967 215 -42 1396
1966 173 -18 1938
1965 155 -15 2465
1964 140 -9 2895
1963 131 -2 3243
1962 129 -9 3497
1961 120 -12 3838
1960 108 -5 4434
1959 103 -9 4686
1958 94 -4 5075
1957 90 -8 5308
1956 82 -8 5649
1955 74 +1 5689
1954 75 -6 5762
1953 69 -4 5963
1952 65 -8 6151
1951 57 -4 6792
1950 53 -3 6695
1949 50 -4 7314
1948 46 -9 7875
1947 37 +4 9184
1946 41 -1 8047
1945 40 0 6531
1944 40 -1 7023
1943 39 -2 7606
1942 37 -2 7791
1941 35 -2 7347
1940 33 -3 7416
1939 30 -2 7590
1938 28 -1 7644
1937 27 -2 7244
1936 25 +2 7373
1935 27 +1 7368
1934 28 0 7178
1933 28 +2 7110
1932 30 -1 7308
1931 29 -1 7212
1930 28 -4 7770
1929 24 +2 7996
1928 26 +3 7920
1927 29 +4 7424
1926 33 +7 6920
1925 40 +4 6486
1924 44 +1 6267
1923 45 +8 5476
1922 53 +7 4935
1921 60 +12 4591
1920 72 +12 3852
1919 84 -4 3189
1918 80 +12 3326
1917 92 +3 2696
1916 95 +5 2427
1915 100 +13 2088
1914 113 +9 1407
1913 122 +18 1054
1912 140 +15 779
1911 155 +20 527
1910 175 -3 392
1909 172 +22 352
1908 194 +6 288
1907 200 +25 262
1906 225 +10 195
1905 235 -6 183
1904 229 +16 181
1903 245 -8 150
1902 237 +24 164
1901 261 +36 124
1900 297 -25 125
1899 272 +27 111
1898 299 +60 108
1897 359 -9 67
1896 350 0 69
1895 350 +25 65
1894 375 -2 56
1893 373 +122 53
1892 495 -25 31
1891 470 -79 31
1890 391 +119 42
1889 510 -44 25
1888 466 +67 29
1887 533 -27 18
1886 506 +183 20
1885 689 -152 11
1884 537 -25 16
1883 512 +213 15
1882 725 +194 8
1881 919 -99 5
1880 820 6