Philip

Given to 345,173 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#527
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
568
boys 568
Peak year
1948
6,162 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
345,173
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Philip was most popular in 1948, when 6,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 568 babies were named Philip, ranking #527 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1948 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Philip was most popular in 1948, when 6,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 568 babies were named Philip, ranking #527 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.012341880192019602000Peak 1948

Philip was most popular in 1948, when 6,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 568 babies were named Philip, ranking #527 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 568 527
2024 <5 — 588 520
2023 <5 — 605 499
2022 <5 — 619 491
2021 <5 — 675 451
2020 <5 — 658 453
2019 <5 — 696 439
2018 <5 — 693 436
2017 <5 — 729 426
2016 <5 — 712 435
2015 <5 — 708 432
2014 <5 — 799 389
2013 <5 — 769 387
2012 <5 — 715 408
2011 <5 — 696 406
2010 <5 — 699 403
2009 <5 — 765 393
2008 <5 — 817 377
2007 <5 — 881 358
2006 <5 — 909 341
2005 <5 — 993 325
2004 <5 — 1,019 307
2003 <5 — 1,075 289
2002 <5 — 1,201 263
2001 <5 — 1,221 267
2000 <5 — 1,312 255
1999 <5 — 1,326 240
1998 <5 — 1,499 214
1997 <5 — 1,661 195
1996 5 13518 1,725 185
1995 <5 — 1,757 180
1994 7 10569 1,896 168
1993 <5 — 2,270 147
1992 5 13317 2,434 138
1991 10 7987 2,749 120
1990 10 7880 3,143 111
1989 15 5545 3,330 101
1988 21 4172 3,373 94
1987 22 3857 3,837 84
1986 25 3459 3,665 86
1985 36 2657 3,735 84
1984 19 3990 3,519 81
1983 19 3949 3,488 82
1982 25 3344 3,642 79
1981 30 2928 3,581 84
1980 20 3853 3,563 82
1979 22 3541 3,460 83
1978 19 3777 3,298 84
1977 16 4235 3,093 90
1976 20 3407 2,943 89
1975 20 3404 3,011 85
1974 18 3558 2,967 86
1973 15 3971 2,997 91
1972 10 5109 2,776 104
1971 16 3789 3,302 94
1970 18 3435 3,520 92
1969 13 3958 3,540 86
1968 20 2874 3,622 82
1967 16 3211 3,786 82
1966 12 3740 3,954 86
1965 10 4202 4,278 87
1964 13 3692 4,977 76
1963 17 3066 4,757 83
1962 10 4263 5,069 81
1961 19 2839 5,288 79
1960 10 4184 5,509 76
1959 18 2760 5,862 68
1958 10 3925 5,832 67
1957 16 2926 6,012 68
1956 <5 — 6,105 64
1955 12 3377 6,162 62
1954 5 5753 6,279 62
1953 9 3955 6,279 61
1952 9 3796 6,154 60
1951 8 4011 6,098 55
1950 12 3052 6,070 53
1949 17 2410 6,224 55
1948 12 2974 6,162 54
1947 9 3706 6,235 57
1946 14 2597 5,093 61
1945 13 2458 4,112 58
1944 <5 — 3,992 60
1943 14 2447 4,473 57
1942 12 2666 4,604 54
1941 9 3030 4,166 52
1940 7 3503 3,674 60
1939 13 2300 3,174 66
1938 10 2730 3,172 64
1937 15 2101 3,162 62
1936 15 2032 3,033 63
1935 5 4204 3,064 65
1934 5 4286 2,784 69
1933 13 2275 2,530 70
1932 15 2130 2,625 70
1931 10 2750 2,648 71
1930 19 1875 2,655 75
1929 17 2011 2,606 76
1928 19 1961 2,726 73
1927 25 1669 2,677 75
1926 19 1997 2,708 70
1925 10 3116 2,675 75
1924 12 2809 2,921 71
1923 17 2169 2,783 70
1922 15 2387 2,769 70
1921 11 2941 2,703 72
1920 13 2590 2,700 71
1919 6 4251 2,531 71
1918 13 2519 2,733 71
1917 8 3344 2,544 66
1916 7 3552 2,409 70
1915 9 2900 2,328 69
1914 <5 — 1,870 68
1913 8 2331 1,484 69
1912 <5 — 1,237 69
1911 <5 — 612 69
1910 7 1935 418 83
1909 6 1957 395 78
1908 <5 — 319 86
1907 <5 — 356 76
1906 <5 — 280 85
1905 <5 — 234 96
1904 <5 — 266 85
1903 <5 — 250 85
1902 <5 — 226 90
1901 <5 — 232 84
1900 <5 — 259 94
1899 <5 — 223 83
1898 <5 — 244 86
1897 <5 — 200 89
1896 6 1416 218 92
1895 <5 — 211 90
1894 <5 — 214 91
1893 <5 — 208 91
1892 <5 — 239 82
1891 <5 — 198 80
1890 <5 — 192 88
1889 <5 — 183 95
1888 <5 — 196 90
1887 <5 — 161 95
1886 <5 — 187 87
1885 <5 — 163 89
1884 <5 — 161 96
1883 <5 — 166 84
1882 <5 — 182 87
1881 <5 — 156 83
1880 <5 — 186 81

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Other spellings

Phillip · 312,891 Philippe · 3,043 Filip · 2,384 Philipp · 986 Phillipe · 623 Filipe · 429 Phillippe · 218 Philipe · 158

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Where Philip is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years