Felipe
Boy · fe-LEE-pay · Greek
Felipe is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of horses”. In 2025 it ranked 955th for boys in the US (244 babies).
What does Felipe mean?
Greek: Spanish and Portuguese form of Philip
“lover of horses”
Spanish and Portuguese form of Philip, borne by several kings of Spain.
- Say it
- fe-LEE-pay
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Is Felipe a girl's or a boy's name?
Felipe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 244 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Felipe in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Felipe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Felipe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Felipe in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #955among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 244about 1 in 7,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 244 boys in the US were named Felipe, making it the 955th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 869th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 602 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Felipe than any year since 1967.
Half of all the boys named Felipe in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Felipe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 244 | #955 |
| 2024 | 251 | #922 |
| 2023 | 274 | #866 |
| 2022 | 286 | #851 |
| 2021 | 264 | #877 |
| 2020 | 259 | #869 |
| 2019 | 281 | #811 |
| 2018 | 287 | #790 |
| 2017 | 301 | #777 |
| 2016 | 305 | #779 |
| 2015 | 293 | #796 |
| 2014 | 336 | #717 |
| 2013 | 322 | #725 |
| 2012 | 349 | #677 |
| 2011 | 358 | #655 |
| 2010 | 423 | #590 |
| 2009 | 472 | #558 |
| 2008 | 492 | #538 |
| 2007 | 564 | #476 |
| 2006 | 591 | #458 |
| 2005 | 582 | #445 |
| 2004 | 590 | #441 |
| 2003 | 563 | #443 |
| 2002 | 544 | #452 |
| 2001 | 602 | #417 |
| 2000 | 583 | #423 |
| 1999 | 502 | #456 |
| 1998 | 494 | #456 |
| 1997 | 522 | #434 |
| 1996 | 503 | #449 |
| 1995 | 555 | #412 |
| 1994 | 545 | #420 |
| 1993 | 594 | #387 |
| 1992 | 543 | #414 |
| 1991 | 576 | #394 |
| 1990 | 523 | #426 |
| 1989 | 487 | #425 |
| 1988 | 430 | #435 |
| 1987 | 390 | #448 |
| 1986 | 434 | #409 |
| 1985 | 389 | #432 |
| 1984 | 377 | #429 |
| 1983 | 465 | #375 |
| 1982 | 387 | #424 |
| 1981 | 471 | #373 |
| 1980 | 411 | #399 |
| 1979 | 369 | #414 |
| 1978 | 372 | #399 |
| 1977 | 332 | #435 |
| 1976 | 373 | #401 |
| 1975 | 370 | #398 |
| 1974 | 313 | #447 |
| 1973 | 286 | #461 |
| 1972 | 287 | #464 |
| 1971 | 313 | #462 |
| 1970 | 289 | #473 |
| 1969 | 258 | #476 |
| 1968 | 256 | #473 |
| 1967 | 219 | #508 |
| 1966 | 228 | #501 |
| 1965 | 221 | #512 |
| 1964 | 218 | #531 |
| 1963 | 214 | #540 |
| 1962 | 235 | #516 |
| 1961 | 231 | #524 |
| 1960 | 204 | #551 |
| 1959 | 218 | #533 |
| 1958 | 190 | #560 |
| 1957 | 198 | #548 |
| 1956 | 185 | #558 |
| 1955 | 192 | #528 |
| 1954 | 178 | #544 |
| 1953 | 174 | #540 |
| 1952 | 184 | #514 |
| 1951 | 168 | #528 |
| 1950 | 163 | #527 |
| 1949 | 161 | #524 |
| 1948 | 163 | #516 |
| 1947 | 134 | #586 |
| 1946 | 135 | #548 |
| 1945 | 154 | #484 |
| 1944 | 132 | #529 |
| 1943 | 145 | #518 |
| 1942 | 115 | #580 |
| 1941 | 96 | #613 |
| 1940 | 94 | #613 |
| 1939 | 98 | #579 |
| 1938 | 80 | #672 |
| 1937 | 93 | #600 |
| 1936 | 103 | #566 |
| 1935 | 98 | #583 |
| 1934 | 123 | #526 |
| 1933 | 113 | #536 |
| 1932 | 97 | #597 |
| 1931 | 122 | #523 |
| 1930 | 139 | #505 |
| 1929 | 96 | #620 |
| 1928 | 129 | #533 |
| 1927 | 130 | #541 |
| 1926 | 151 | #489 |
| 1925 | 124 | #554 |
| 1924 | 124 | #575 |
| 1923 | 107 | #614 |
| 1922 | 128 | #559 |
| 1921 | 102 | #630 |
| 1920 | 108 | #604 |
| 1919 | 95 | #619 |
| 1918 | 99 | #618 |
| 1917 | 72 | #723 |
| 1916 | 54 | #856 |
| 1915 | 48 | #893 |
| 1914 | 44 | #795 |
| 1913 | 35 | #806 |
| 1912 | 29 | #816 |
| 1911 | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | 19 | #677 |
| 1909 | 19 | #615 |
| 1908 | 17 | #632 |
| 1907 | 12 | #778 |
| 1906 | 22 | #472 |
| 1905 | 10 | #786 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1903 | 13 | #619 |
| 1902 | 15 | #555 |
| 1901 | 13 | #559 |
| 1900 | 14 | #679 |
| 1899 | 7 | #856 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 10 | #681 |
| 1896 | 10 | #722 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 12 | #596 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #815 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #540 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #971 |
| 1883 | 6 | #798 |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #682 |
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