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Philip
Pronounced /ˈfɪlɪp/
Rank in 2024
#521
Born in 2024
586
Peak year
1953 · #61
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 586 boys were named Philip, about 1 in every 2,927.
- It peaked in 1953 with 6,279 babies, ranked #61.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 343,458 boys have been named Philip since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Philip per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 2.6Greatest1901–27
- 2.9Silent1928–45
- 2.9Boomers1946–64
- 2.0Gen X1965–80
- 1.6Millennials1981–96
- 0.5Gen Z1997–12
- 0.4Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 42,660 babies, 2.55 per 1,000. Silent: 59,198 babies, 2.87 per 1,000. Boomers: 110,163 babies, 2.93 per 1,000. Gen X: 54,113 babies, 1.99 per 1,000. Millennials: 48,143 babies, 1.58 per 1,000. Gen Z: 16,788 babies, 0.53 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 8,246 babies, 0.38 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
- (countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈfɪlɪp/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Philip, CC BY-SA 4.0.