Phillipe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fee-LEEP
- Origin
- Greek
Phillipe is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of horses”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Phillipe 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 Phillipe a girl's or a boy's name?
Phillipe is a boys' name.
How popular is Phillipe in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the boys named Phillipe in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Phillipe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,162 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
Names like Phillipe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Phillipe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/phillipe, updated 20 October 2026.