Philopater
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fil-OH-pa-ter
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Philopater is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lover of the Father”. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Philopater mean?
Greek: 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.
Is Philopater a girl's or a boy's name?
Philopater is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Philopater in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Philopater, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
2025 had more boys named Philopater than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Philopater in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Philopater in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
Names like Philopater
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ander, Evander, Archer, Xander, Atreus, Wylder, Ledger, Wilder, Leonidas, Oliver, Atlas, Porter
Names related to Philopater
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, “Philopater: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/philopater, updated 20 October 2026.