Line Chart Philip

Pioneering • Intellectual • Sociable

Name
Meaning:

  • Lover Of Horses

  • National
    Origins:

  • Greek

  • Fun Facts

    Alexander The Great's Father Was Named King Philip The Great.

    Philip Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    99.67%
    Male

    0.33%
    Female

    Philip is predominantly a boys name, with 0.33% of Philips being girls, and 99.67% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 340989 males named Philip, and 1137 females given the name

    Popularity of Philip by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Philip in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular
    Blank States = Few to None

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    Names Similar to Philip

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Phillip 888
    2. Philipp 3572
    3. Philippe 3572
    4. Phillipe 3572

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    Philip: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Philip' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Philip in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Philip's average ranking is 599.95, with it's highest ever rank being #. Philip has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 80 times.

    Philip has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 342126 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Philip gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 131.09%. During this year, 1237 babies were named Philip, which was 0.1294% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.184%, in this year alone more than 6000 boys were named Philip.

    Popular 'P' Names for Boys

    Boys names starting with 'P'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with P. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'P' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.

    Name 'P-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    Parker 1. 137. 4685 0.129%
    Patrick 2. 299. 2344 0.065%
    Preston 3. 306. 2297 0.063%
    Paxton 4. 359. 1976 0.055%
    Paul 5. 369. 1921 0.053%
    Peter 6. 373. 1904 0.053%
    Peyton 7. 543. 1237 0.034%
    Phoenix 8. 550. 1226 0.034%
    Prince 9. 662. 1007 0.028%
    Pedro 10. 742. 874 0.024%
    Pablo 11. 819. 787 0.022%
    Princeton 12. 833. 769 0.021%
    Porter 13. 854. 739 0.02%
    Philip 14. 882. 709 0.02%
    Phillip 15. 888. 701 0.019%
    Pierce 16. 956. 641 0.018%
    Payton 17. 1773. 280 0.008%
    Pierre 18. 2479. 172 0.005%
    Pierson 19. 2812. 143 0.004%
    Phineas 20. 2867. 139 0.004%

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