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Philip name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Philip ranks #528 in male records (568 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#528 · 568 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 20 male records (588 to 568); rank moved from #521 to #528.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 107 male records (675 to 568); rank moved from #452 to #528.
Peak year in available data
2017: 729 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Philip becoming more popular?

Philip's reported male count decreased by 20 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #521 to #528. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Philip. That is not a count of zero.

Philip in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PhilipFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7290201620252016: 712 male records2017: 729 male records2018: 693 male records2019: 696 male records2020: 658 male records2021: 675 male records2022: 619 male records2023: 605 male records2024: 588 male records2025: 568 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——568528
2024——588521
2023——605499
2022——619493
2021——675452
2020——658453
2019——696439
2018——693437
2017——729426
2016——712435

Questions about Philip’s popularity

How common is Philip in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Philip ranks #528 in male records (568 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Philip?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Philip only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Philip creates a match.

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