Philippe

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Philippe first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1994 with 786 babies (rank #52 that year). In 2024 it was given to 88 boys (rank #374). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Philippe

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Philippe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,285

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

786

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Philippe

Philippe Pétaindiplomat · b. 1856
Philippe of BelgiumNoiraud · b. 1960
Philippe Coutinhoassociation football player · b. 1992
Philippe Noiretcabaret performer · b. 1930
Philippe Mexèsassociation football player · b. 1982

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Names ranked near Philippe in 2024

Other boys' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	764	#64
1992	751	#63
1993	785	#57
1994	786	#52
1995	719	#55
1996	599	#65
1997	546	#71
1998	486	#72
1999	473	#76
2000	419	#82
2001	414	#85
2002	314	#102
2003	328	#97
2004	297	#108
2005	265	#120
2006	250	#129
2007	268	#132
2008	251	#145
2009	220	#162
2010	215	#167
2011	186	#190
2012	215	#166
2013	207	#176
2014	203	#191
2015	180	#204
2016	163	#228
2017	167	#224
2018	140	#250
2019	138	#253
2020	122	#276
2021	123	#284
2022	99	#322
2023	88	#346
2024	88	#374