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Baby name
Phillip
Boy
Origin of the name
Phillip is a spelling of Philip, “lover of horses.”
Classic name
311,561births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 66rank at its peak, in 1960
Where babies named Phillip are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Phillip is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Phillip is most common in New Mexico (1.9 times), Alabama (1.8) and Kentucky (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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