Philippe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fee-LEEP
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Philippe is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of horses”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Philippe mean?
Greek: French form of Philip
“lover of horses”
Borne by six kings of France, including Philippe Auguste, who greatly expanded the French crown's lands.
Is Philippe a girl's or a boy's name?
Philippe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Philippe in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Philippe, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1997, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Philippe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Philippe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Philippe in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Philippe, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 1979, with 59 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named Philippe in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Philippe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,421 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,963 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,863 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,839 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 50 | #1,585 |
| 1988 | 54 | #1,422 |
| 1987 | 42 | #1,634 |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,254 |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,415 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,293 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,295 |
| 1982 | 50 | #1,319 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,259 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,238 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,177 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,186 |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,390 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,427 |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,429 |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,501 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,254 |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,278 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,252 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,165 |
| 1967 | 39 | #1,197 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,178 |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,144 |
| 1964 | 54 | #1,025 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,194 |
| 1962 | 40 | #1,229 |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,495 |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,399 |
| 1959 | 42 | #1,198 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,276 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,299 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,502 |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,241 |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,260 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,484 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,552 |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,614 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,379 |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,486 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,168 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,632 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,073 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,385 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,532 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,894 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,976 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,327 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,821 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,451 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,760 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,821 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,223 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,090 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,456 |
Names like Philippe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Philippe
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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, “Philippe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/philippe, updated 20 October 2026.