NameTides

Phi

Phi peaked in the US in 1992 at #2,670, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Phi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Phi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020
Phi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2015#7,491 (10)——
2012#12,274 (5)——
2010#12,231 (5)——
2009#8,310 (9)——
2008#7,187 (11)——
2007#8,915 (8)——
2006#7,998 (9)——
2005#7,096 (10)#3,849 (3)—
2004#7,536 (9)——
2003#5,558 (13)——
2002#5,725 (12)——
2001#7,536 (8)——
2000#6,316 (10)——
1999#4,162 (17)—#1,919 (5)
1998#8,479 (6)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1992 at #2,670.
  • First recorded in the US in 1976.
  • In 2009, 36% of US babies named Phi were girls.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PhiCanadaBoys—too few
PhiEngland & WalesBoys—too few
PhiUSGirls—too few
PhiUSBoys—too few