Philippos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FEE-lee-pos
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Philippos is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of horses”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Philippos mean?
Greek
“lover of horses”
Original Greek form of Philip, borne by Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.
Is Philippos a girl's or a boy's name?
Philippos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Philippos in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Philippos, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Philippos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Philippos or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Philippos 11
- Filippos 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Philippos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
Names like Philippos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore Atlas Elias Tobias Luca Theo Otis Ezra Nico Elijah Myles Kit
Other spellings of Philippos
More Greek names
Sophia George Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke 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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Philippos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/philippos, updated 20 October 2026.