Philip

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Greek Φιλιππος, from a compound of φίλος and ἵππος. Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. Philip has many alternative spellings.

From Wikipedia

Philip first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 6,279 babies (rank #61 that year). In 2024 it was given to 586 boys (rank #521). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Philip

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

344,595

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

6,279

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Crown: Prince Philip — the Duke of Edinburgh

Famous people named Philip

Philip K. Dickphilosopher · b. 1928
Philip Seymour Hoffmanfilm actor · b. 1967
Philip Rothscience fiction writer · b. 1933
Philip the Apostlemissionary · b. 5
Philip Pullmanaudiobook narrator · b. 1946

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	186	#81
1881	156	#83
1882	182	#87
1883	166	#85
1884	161	#96
1885	163	#89
1886	187	#87
1887	161	#95
1888	196	#91
1889	183	#95
1890	192	#88
1891	198	#80
1892	239	#82
1893	208	#91
1894	214	#91
1895	211	#92
1896	218	#92
1897	200	#89
1898	244	#86
1899	223	#84
1900	259	#94
1901	232	#84
1902	226	#90
1903	250	#85
1904	266	#86
1905	234	#96
1906	280	#85
1907	356	#76
1908	319	#86
1909	395	#78
1910	418	#83
1911	612	#69
1912	1,237	#69
1913	1,484	#69
1914	1,870	#68
1915	2,328	#69
1916	2,409	#70
1917	2,544	#66
1918	2,733	#71
1919	2,531	#71
1920	2,700	#71
1921	2,703	#72
1922	2,769	#70
1923	2,783	#70
1924	2,921	#71
1925	2,675	#75
1926	2,708	#70
1927	2,677	#75
1928	2,726	#73
1929	2,606	#76
1930	2,655	#75
1931	2,648	#71
1932	2,625	#70
1933	2,530	#70
1934	2,784	#69
1935	3,064	#65
1936	3,033	#63
1937	3,162	#62
1938	3,172	#64
1939	3,174	#66
1940	3,674	#60
1941	4,166	#52
1942	4,603	#54
1943	4,473	#57
1944	3,992	#60
1945	4,111	#58
1946	5,093	#61
1947	6,236	#57
1948	6,161	#54
1949	6,224	#55
1950	6,070	#53
1951	6,097	#55
1952	6,154	#60
1953	6,279	#61
1954	6,279	#62
1955	6,162	#62
1956	6,105	#64
1957	6,012	#68
1958	5,831	#67
1959	5,862	#68
1960	5,508	#76
1961	5,287	#79
1962	5,070	#81
1963	4,758	#83
1964	4,975	#76
1965	4,279	#87
1966	3,954	#86
1967	3,785	#82
1968	3,622	#82
1969	3,540	#86
1970	3,521	#92
1971	3,302	#94
1972	2,778	#104
1973	2,998	#91
1974	2,969	#86
1975	3,010	#85
1976	2,943	#89
1977	3,092	#90
1978	3,298	#84
1979	3,460	#83
1980	3,562	#82
1981	3,581	#84
1982	3,643	#79
1983	3,489	#82
1984	3,518	#81
1985	3,736	#84
1986	3,665	#86
1987	3,839	#84
1988	3,373	#94
1989	3,326	#101
1990	3,142	#111
1991	2,749	#120
1992	2,434	#138
1993	2,270	#147
1994	1,896	#168
1995	1,757	#180
1996	1,725	#185
1997	1,661	#195
1998	1,498	#214
1999	1,326	#240
2000	1,312	#255
2001	1,221	#268
2002	1,201	#263
2003	1,075	#289
2004	1,019	#307
2005	993	#325
2006	909	#341
2007	881	#359
2008	817	#377
2009	765	#394
2010	699	#404
2011	696	#407
2012	715	#408
2013	769	#387
2014	799	#389
2015	706	#433
2016	712	#435
2017	729	#426
2018	693	#437
2019	696	#439
2020	658	#452
2021	675	#452
2022	618	#493
2023	605	#499
2024	586	#521