Philip
Last seen for girls in 1996 at #13,518 · #527 for boys in 2025, 568 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1941 · 4,166 births
- Debut · boys
- 186 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 108 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 344,036since 1880
Philip over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #527 | 568 | |
| 2024 | — | #520 | 588 | |
| 2023 | — | #499 | 605 | |
| 2022 | — | #491 | 619 | |
| 2021 | — | #451 | 675 | |
| 2020 | — | #453 | 658 | |
| 2019 | — | #439 | 696 | |
| 2018 | — | #436 | 693 | |
| 2017 | — | #426 | 729 | |
| 2016 | — | #435 | 712 | |
| 2015 | — | #432 | 708 | |
| 2014 | — | #389 | 799 | |
| 2013 | — | #387 | 769 | |
| 2012 | — | #408 | 715 | |
| 2011 | — | #406 | 696 | |
| 2010 | — | #403 | 699 | |
| 2009 | — | #393 | 765 | |
| 2008 | — | #377 | 817 | |
| 2007 | — | #358 | 881 | |
| 2006 | — | #341 | 909 | |
| 2005 | — | #325 | 993 | |
| 2004 | — | #307 | 1,019 | |
| 2003 | — | #289 | 1,075 | |
| 2002 | — | #263 | 1,201 | |
| 2001 | — | #267 | 1,221 | |
| 2000 | — | #255 | 1,312 | |
| 1999 | — | #240 | 1,326 | |
| 1998 | — | #214 | 1,499 | |
| 1997 | — | #195 | 1,661 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #185 | 1,725 |
| 1995 | — | #180 | 1,757 | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #168 | 1,896 |
| 1993 | — | #147 | 2,270 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #138 | 2,434 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #120 | 2,749 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #111 | 3,143 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #101 | 3,330 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #94 | 3,373 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #84 | 3,837 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 | #86 | 3,665 |
| 1985 | #2,657 | 36 | #84 | 3,735 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #81 | 3,519 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #82 | 3,488 |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 | #79 | 3,642 |
| 1981 | #2,928 | 30 | #84 | 3,581 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #82 | 3,563 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #83 | 3,460 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #84 | 3,298 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #90 | 3,093 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #89 | 2,943 |
| 1975 | #3,404 | 20 | #85 | 3,011 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #86 | 2,967 |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | #91 | 2,997 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #104 | 2,776 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #94 | 3,302 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #92 | 3,520 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #86 | 3,540 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | #82 | 3,622 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #82 | 3,786 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #86 | 3,954 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #87 | 4,278 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #76 | 4,977 |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | #83 | 4,757 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #81 | 5,069 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #79 | 5,288 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #76 | 5,509 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #68 | 5,862 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #67 | 5,832 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #68 | 6,012 |
| 1956 | — | #64 | 6,105 | |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #62 | 6,162 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #62 | 6,279 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #61 | 6,279 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #60 | 6,154 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #55 | 6,098 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #53 | 6,070 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 | #55 | 6,224 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #54 | 6,162 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #57 | 6,235 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #61 | 5,093 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #58 | 4,112 |
| 1944 | — | #60 | 3,992 | |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #57 | 4,473 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #54 | 4,604 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #52 | 4,166 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #60 | 3,674 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #66 | 3,174 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #64 | 3,172 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #62 | 3,162 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | #63 | 3,033 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #65 | 3,064 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #69 | 2,784 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #70 | 2,530 |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | #70 | 2,625 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #71 | 2,648 |
| 1930 | #1,875 | 19 | #75 | 2,655 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | #76 | 2,606 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #73 | 2,726 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | #75 | 2,677 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #70 | 2,708 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #75 | 2,675 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #71 | 2,921 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | #70 | 2,783 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #70 | 2,769 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #72 | 2,703 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #71 | 2,700 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #71 | 2,531 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | #71 | 2,733 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #66 | 2,544 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #70 | 2,409 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #69 | 2,328 |
| 1914 | — | #68 | 1,870 | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #69 | 1,484 |
| 1912 | — | #69 | 1,237 | |
| 1911 | — | #69 | 612 | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | #83 | 418 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #78 | 395 |
| 1908 | — | #86 | 319 | |
| 1907 | — | #76 | 356 | |
| 1906 | — | #85 | 280 | |
| 1905 | — | #96 | 234 | |
| 1904 | — | #85 | 266 | |
| 1903 | — | #85 | 250 | |
| 1902 | — | #90 | 226 | |
| 1901 | — | #84 | 232 | |
| 1900 | — | #94 | 259 | |
| 1899 | — | #83 | 223 | |
| 1898 | — | #86 | 244 | |
| 1897 | — | #89 | 200 | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #92 | 218 |
| 1895 | — | #90 | 211 | |
| 1894 | — | #91 | 214 | |
| 1893 | — | #91 | 208 | |
| 1892 | — | #82 | 239 | |
| 1891 | — | #80 | 198 | |
| 1890 | — | #88 | 192 | |
| 1889 | — | #95 | 183 | |
| 1888 | — | #90 | 196 | |
| 1887 | — | #95 | 161 | |
| 1886 | — | #87 | 187 | |
| 1885 | — | #89 | 163 | |
| 1884 | — | #96 | 161 | |
| 1883 | — | #84 | 166 | |
| 1882 | — | #87 | 182 | |
| 1881 | — | #83 | 156 | |
| 1880 | — | #81 | 186 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Philip was already there! It came in at #81, and was given to 186 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1891, when fewer than 200 boys a year got the name.
Where Philip is popular in 1957
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#35 · 1 in 162
- Maine#37 · 1 in 154
- New Hampshire#37 · 1 in 157
- Connecticut#41 · 1 in 201
- New York#42 · 1 in 214
Best ever in a state: #15 in Maine, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #35 | 354 | 1 in 162 |
| Maine | #37 | 69 | 1 in 154 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 39 | 1 in 157 |
| Connecticut | #41 | 133 | 1 in 201 |
| New York | #42 | 847 | 1 in 214 |
| New Jersey | #47 | 246 | 1 in 250 |
| Vermont | #47 | 20 | 1 in 202 |
| Indiana | #52 | 197 | 1 in 285 |
| Maryland | #53 | 110 | 1 in 298 |
| Delaware | #54 | 20 | 1 in 263 |
| District of Columbia | #54 | 51 | 1 in 293 |
| Pennsylvania | #57 | 416 | 1 in 305 |
| Illinois | #58 | 359 | 1 in 324 |
| Rhode Island | #60 | 25 | 1 in 370 |
| Ohio | #62 | 374 | 1 in 319 |
| Iowa | #70 | 84 | 1 in 369 |
| Michigan | #72 | 261 | 1 in 389 |
| Kentucky | #73 | 98 | 1 in 372 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 119 | 1 in 393 |
| California | #75 | 479 | 1 in 368 |
| Colorado | #76 | 56 | 1 in 370 |
| Tennessee | #76 | 103 | 1 in 397 |
| South Dakota | #78 | 22 | 1 in 364 |
| Alaska | #79 | 11 | 1 in 313 |
| Washington | #80 | 85 | 1 in 376 |
| Kansas | #82 | 58 | 1 in 418 |
| Minnesota | #82 | 91 | 1 in 452 |
| Oregon | #82 | 45 | 1 in 392 |
| West Virginia | #84 | 49 | 1 in 440 |
| Oklahoma | #92 | 52 | 1 in 464 |
| Missouri | #93 | 97 | 1 in 502 |
| Virginia | #95 | 98 | 1 in 451 |
| Hawaii | #99 | 19 | 1 in 384 |
| North Carolina | #103 | 108 | 1 in 502 |
| Nebraska | #104 | 27 | 1 in 579 |
| Idaho | #108 | 16 | 1 in 458 |
| Arizona | #109 | 32 | 1 in 476 |
| New Mexico | #109 | 25 | 1 in 501 |
| South Carolina | #110 | 59 | 1 in 516 |
| Georgia | #111 | 88 | 1 in 567 |
| Alabama | #114 | 71 | 1 in 555 |
| Florida | #116 | 91 | 1 in 550 |
| Montana | #116 | 14 | 1 in 572 |
| Utah | #118 | 22 | 1 in 559 |
| Texas | #119 | 226 | 1 in 553 |
| North Dakota | #128 | 10 | 1 in 733 |
| Arkansas | #129 | 31 | 1 in 657 |
| Wyoming | #137 | 5 | 1 in 682 |
| Louisiana | #138 | 69 | 1 in 628 |
| Mississippi | #174 | 27 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Philip
- 7 spots since 2024 (#520 → #527)
- 74 spots since 2020 (#453 → #527)
- 95 spots since 2015 (#432 → #527)
- Biggest jump: 21 spots in 2013 (#408 → #387)
- Biggest drop: 43 spots in 2015 (#389 → #432)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1941 at #52 (4,166 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 53 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 108 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 285 boys born in 1948 were named Philip (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,007 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #52 in 1941, was only 1 in 295 (0.34%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.7% of all boys named Philip (60,853) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,741 | #81 (1880) | #89 |
| 1890s | 2,147 | #80 (1891) | #87 |
| 1900s | 2,817 | #76 (1907) | #86 |
| 1910s | 18,166 | #66 (1917) | #71 |
| 1920s | 27,268 | #70 (1923) | #72 |
| 1930s | 28,847 | #62 (1937) | #68 |
| 1940s | 48,735 | #52 (1941) | #57 |
| 1950s | 60,853 | #53 (1950) | #62 |
| 1960s | 44,780 | #76 (1960) | #82 |
| 1970s | 31,367 | #83 (1979) | #90 |
| 1980s | 35,733 | #79 (1982) | #86 |
| 1990s | 20,460 | #111 (1990) | #170 |
| 2000s | 10,193 | #255 (2000) | #318 |
| 2010s | 7,216 | #387 (2013) | #416 |
| 2020s | 3,713 | #451 (2021) | #490 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Philip in 1957
Top girls' names in 1957
Top boys' names in 1957
More about 1957
girls
2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 127,803 of them was named Philip, which outranked 58.3% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,823Verlinda17
- #2,823Vernie17
- #2,823Vienna17
- #2,926Philip16
- #2,926Alaine16
- #2,926Alycia16
- #2,926Arlena16
- #3,033Alease15
- #3,033Alysia15
- #3,033Aretta15
Tied with 106 names at #2,926; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 359 of them was named Philip, which outranked 98.5% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.