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Baby name
Phyllis
Girl
Origin of the name
Phyllis comes from the Greek phyllis, “foliage.” In Greek myth, Phyllis was turned into an almond tree.
Classic name
322,496births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 37rank at its peak, in 1947
Where babies named Phyllis are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Phyllis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Phyllis is most common in West Virginia (2.2 times), South Dakota (2.1) and Nebraska (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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