Philopateer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fil-OH-pa-ter
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Philopateer is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of the Father”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Philopateer mean?
Greek: spelling of Philopater; Greek philos 'lover' + pater 'father'
“lover of the Father”
Popular among Coptic Christians, after Saint Philopater Mercurius, a 3rd-century soldier martyr known in Egypt as Abu Sefein.
Meaning borrowed from Philopater.
Is Philopateer a girl's or a boy's name?
Philopateer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Philopateer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Philopateer, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Philopateer in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Philopateer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Philopateer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Veer, Leonidas, Atreus, Atlas, Perseus, Ares, Ander, Evander, Xander, Iker, Karter, Archer
Names related to Philopateer
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Philopateer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/philopateer, updated 20 October 2026.