Filipe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fee-LEEP
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Filipe is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of horses”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Filipe mean?
Greek: spelling of Philippe; French form of Philip
“lover of horses”
Borne by six kings of France, including Philippe Auguste, who greatly expanded the French crown's lands.
Meaning borrowed from Philippe.
Is Filipe a girl's or a boy's name?
Filipe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Filipe in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Filipe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Filipe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Filipe in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Filipe, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1992, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Filipe in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Filipe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
Names like Filipe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas, Luke, Jesse, Luca, Vinnie, Jacob, Blake, Caleb, Nico, Noah, Jace, Logan
Names related to Filipe
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Filipe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/filipe, updated 20 October 2026.