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Philip Practical • Ambitious • Generous
Philip Practical • Ambitious • Generous
Practical • Ambitious • Generous
PhilipPractical • Ambitious • Generous
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Alexander The Great's Father Was Named King Philip The Great.
Philip Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.67%
Male
0.33%
Female
Philip is predominantly a boys name, with 0.33% of Philips being girls, and 99.67% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 340989 males named Philip, and 1137 females given the name
Popularity of Philip by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Philip in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Philip: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Philip' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Philip in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Philip's average ranking is 678.03, with it's highest ever rank being #. Philip has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 80 times.
Philip has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 342126 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Philip gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 131.09%. During this year, 1237 babies were named Philip, which was 0.1294% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.184%, in this year alone more than 6000 boys were named Philip.
Popular 'P' Names for Boys
| Name | 'P-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker | 1. | 137. | 4685 | 0.129% |
| Patrick | 2. | 299. | 2344 | 0.065% |
| Preston | 3. | 306. | 2297 | 0.063% |
| Paxton | 4. | 359. | 1976 | 0.055% |
| Paul | 5. | 369. | 1921 | 0.053% |
| Peter | 6. | 373. | 1904 | 0.053% |
| Peyton | 7. | 543. | 1237 | 0.034% |
| Phoenix | 8. | 550. | 1226 | 0.034% |
| Prince | 9. | 662. | 1007 | 0.028% |
| Pedro | 10. | 742. | 874 | 0.024% |
| Pablo | 11. | 819. | 787 | 0.022% |
| Princeton | 12. | 833. | 769 | 0.021% |
| Porter | 13. | 854. | 739 | 0.02% |
| Philip | 14. | 882. | 709 | 0.02% |
| Phillip | 15. | 888. | 701 | 0.019% |
| Pierce | 16. | 956. | 641 | 0.018% |
| Payton | 17. | 1773. | 280 | 0.008% |
| Pierre | 18. | 2479. | 172 | 0.005% |
| Pierson | 19. | 2812. | 143 | 0.004% |
| Phineas | 20. | 2867. | 139 | 0.004% |