Philippe Boy
How popular is Philippe?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Philippe in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
Philippe popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▲ 1112 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (59 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,025 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Philippe counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Philip family of names ranked #322 for boys in 2025 (#306 the year before), with 1,060 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Philip | 568 | 54% |
| Phillip | 425 | 40% |
| Filip | 42 | 4% |
| Philippe | 14 | 1% |
| Philipp | 5 | 0% |
| Filipe | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Philippe is most popular
Babies named Philippe per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Philippe by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 40 | #2,090 |
| 1920s | 121 | #1,760 |
| 1930s | 98 | #1,821 |
| 1940s | 149 | #1,379 |
| 1950s | 305 | #1,198 |
| 1960s | 401 | #1,025 |
| 1970s | 409 | #1,177 |
| 1980s | 513 | #1,238 |
| 1990s | 405 | #1,775 |
| 2000s | 304 | #2,421 |
| 2010s | 201 | #3,751 |
| 2020s | 97 | #4,606 |
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Questions
- Is Philippe a boy or girl name?
- Philippe is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Philippe were boys.
- How popular is the name Philippe?
- 14 baby boys were named Philippe in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Philippe most popular?
- Philippe peaked in 1979, when 59 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,025 in 1964.
- How many people are named Philippe?
- 3,043 babies have been named Philippe in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,482 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 42.
- Where is Philippe most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Philippe was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.