Philippa
Girl · FIL-i-pa · Greek
Philippa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of horses”. In 2025 it ranked 361st for girls in the UK (132 babies) and 2,778th for girls in the US (61 babies).
What does Philippa mean?
Greek: feminine of Philip
“lover of horses”
Philippa of Hainault was the queen of Edward III; Pippa is the usual pet form.
- Say it
- FIL-i-pa
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Is Philippa a girl's or a boy's name?
Philippa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 132 girls in the UK and 61 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Philippa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #361among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 132about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 132 girls in the UK were named Philippa, making it the 361st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 377th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 297 girls.
Half of all the girls named Philippa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 142 girls in the UK were given Philippa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #352, up from #361 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 337th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Philippa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132 | #361 |
| 2024 | 119 | #401 |
| 2023 | 100 | #452 |
| 2022 | 127 | #378 |
| 2021 | 147 | #356 |
| 2020 | 129 | #377 |
| 2019 | 139 | #353 |
| 2018 | 146 | #354 |
| 2017 | 144 | #355 |
| 2016 | 157 | #340 |
| 2015 | 153 | #336 |
| 2014 | 146 | #344 |
| 2013 | 163 | #322 |
| 2012 | 165 | #323 |
| 2011 | 174 | #312 |
| 2010 | 117 | #416 |
| 2009 | 113 | #423 |
| 2008 | 128 | #384 |
| 2007 | 109 | #416 |
| 2006 | 160 | #312 |
| 2005 | 148 | #316 |
| 2004 | 133 | #333 |
| 2003 | 139 | #313 |
| 2002 | 175 | #261 |
| 2001 | 163 | #276 |
| 2000 | 209 | #226 |
| 1999 | 236 | #209 |
| 1998 | 254 | #189 |
| 1997 | 279 | #180 |
| 1996 | 297 | #167 |
How popular is Philippa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,778among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 61 girls in the US were named Philippa, making it the 2,778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,779th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 75 girls. It first appears in the records in 1910.
2025 had fewer girls named Philippa than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Philippa in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 72 girls in the US were given Philippa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,103, up from #2,778 for this spelling alone.
Philippa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,778 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,607 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,614 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,425 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,608 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,779 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3,171 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,584 |
| 2017 | 73 | #2,464 |
| 2016 | 74 | #2,463 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,681 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3,571 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,212 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,660 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 19 | #2,254 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,899 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,962 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
Nicknames for Philippa
Names like Philippa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Athena Francesca Zoe Lyra Elena Georgina Helena Alexandra Vienna Mila Pippa Aurora
Other spellings of Philippa
Filippa Phillipa
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