Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishPhilippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from philein, meaning to love and hippos, meaning horse. The English masculine form is Philip, which was formerly the vernacular form for both sexes.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Philippa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 | #2,712 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,817 |
| 1916 | 6 | #4,294 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,838 |
| 1918 | 19 | #2,016 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,735 |
| 1920 | 11 | #3,058 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,479 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,603 |
| 1923 | 5 | #5,544 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,928 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,954 |
| 1927 | 7 | #4,193 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,603 |
| 1932 | 6 | #4,311 |
| 1933 | 9 | #3,063 |
| 1934 | 9 | #3,101 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,677 |
| 1936 | 9 | #3,049 |
| 1937 | 6 | #4,165 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,768 |
| 1940 | 6 | #4,242 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,319 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,427 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,613 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,941 |
| 1948 | 19 | #2,315 |
| 1949 | 6 | #5,112 |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,883 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,715 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,340 |
| 1953 | 14 | #3,062 |
| 1954 | 7 | #5,028 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,192 |
| 1956 | 5 | #6,663 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,630 |
| 1958 | 10 | #4,130 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,977 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,642 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,950 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,469 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,292 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,474 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,685 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,495 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,536 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,649 |
| 1970 | 5 | #8,936 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,872 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,954 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,690 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,953 |
| 1976 | 5 | #10,423 |
| 1977 | 8 | #7,363 |
| 1978 | 6 | #9,388 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,842 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,794 |
| 1981 | 11 | #6,196 |
| 1982 | 8 | #8,000 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,570 |
| 1984 | 6 | #10,001 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,941 |
| 1986 | 7 | #9,285 |
| 1987 | 12 | #6,221 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,989 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,546 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,716 |
| 1991 | 7 | #11,158 |
| 1992 | 7 | #11,368 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,918 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,976 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,563 |
| 1996 | 6 | #13,033 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,730 |
| 1998 | 10 | #9,105 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,758 |
| 2000 | 8 | #11,522 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,796 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,963 |
| 2003 | 10 | #10,247 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,738 |
| 2005 | 12 | #9,315 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,411 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,645 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,662 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,276 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,556 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,164 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,250 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3,624 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,708 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,880 |
| 2016 | 74 | #2,473 |
| 2017 | 73 | #2,480 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,605 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3,209 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,811 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,632 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,442 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,637 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2,641 |
