Filippos
Boy · FEE-lee-pos · Greek
Filippos is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of horses”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Filippos mean?
Greek: spelling of Philippos
“lover of horses”
Original Greek form of Philip, borne by Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.
- Say it
- FEE-lee-pos
Meaning borrowed from Philippos.
Is Filippos a girl's or a boy's name?
Filippos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Filippos in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Filippos, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Filippos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Filippos or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Philippos 11
- Filippos 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Filippos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
Names like Filippos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Filippos
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