EveryBabyNames

Philip

4 countries#527 in United States, 2025
US
#527
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#560
in Scotland, 2025
FR
1,488
total births, France
NI
429
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
349,581
Peak year (United States)
1953
Peak-year count
6,288
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Philip was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

345,173 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #527 · peaked in 1953 with 6,288 births

Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

2,491 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 1976 with 140 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

1,488 births recorded 1912–2021 · peaked in 1957 with 77 births

Most common in: Paris, Gard, Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine, Var

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

429 births recorded 1997–2022 · peaked in 1997 with 65 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Philip’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#341
2007#358↓17
2008#377↓19
2009#393↓16
2010#403↓10
2011#406↓3
2012#408↓2
2013#387↑21
2014#389↓2
2015#432↓43
2016#435↓3
2017#426↑9
2018#436↓10
2019#439↓3
2020#453↓14
2021#451↑2
2022#491↓40
2023#499↓8
2024#520↓21
2025#527↓7

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