Throughout the world, Phillips (Phillips 
, فيليبس 
, Филлипс 
, among others...) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Phillips is habitual in Mongolia, where it is quite a common masculine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Panama, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Nigeria, the United States, and Mongolia. Much more prevalently, Phillips is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Phillips | Canada, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| فيليبس | Iraq, Palestinian Territory |
| Филлипс | Russia, Ukraine |
| פיליפס | Israel |
Phillips is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| lewis phillips Welsh minister (b. 1700) |
|
|
|
giles firman phillips British artist (1780-1867), GB (b. 1780) |
|
| constantine phillips English cricketer (1746-1811) (b. 1746) |
|
|
| molesworth phillips English marine officer (1755-1832), FR (b. 1755) |
|
|
|
fremont orestes phillips American politician (1856-1936), US (b. 1856) |
|
|
ryland w. phillips American photographer, US (b. 1866) |
|
|
morris mondle phillips (1870-1948) lawyer (b. 1870) |
|
| alonzo daniel phillips (b. 1812) |
|
|
| barnet phillips American chemist and journalist (1827-1905), US (b. 1828) |
|
|
|
coles phillips American artist and illustrator, famous for his "fade-away girl" technique, US (b. 1880) |
|
| alonzo washington phillips American soldier for the Union Army during the Civil War, US (b. 1842) |
|
|
| alonzo phillips American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1891-94 (District 32), US (b. 1845) |
|
|
| griffith phillips poet, GB (b. 1846) |
|
|
| coleman phillips New Zealand farmer and lawyer, GB (b. 1846) |
|
|
| claiborne hooper phillips US (b. 1847) |
|