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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 481 babies (rank #103 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

4,127

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

481

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

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	481	#103
1997	405	#110
1998	315	#127
1999	289	#132
2000	229	#161
2001	213	#168
2002	182	#191
2003	153	#219
2004	127	#259
2005	128	#262
2006	157	#241
2007	145	#276
2008	113	#343
2009	136	#306
2010	152	#296
2011	121	#358
2012	172	#271
2013	154	#290
2014	160	#290
2015	149	#316
2016	146	#325