Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Felipe name popularity since 1925
30,610 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Felipe. Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Felipe is about 36 years old in 2026. Felipe peaked in 2001 as the #417 name for boys, and it ranked #955 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 30,610
- Named Felipe, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #955
- for boys in 2025 (244 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 133 girls · 30,477 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 4.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Felipe made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Felipe births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Felipe both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Felipe became 1.5× more common, from 1 in 6,430 baby boys to 1 in 4,220.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 3,480 to 1 in 5,310.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Felipe's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Felipe.
Decade by decade
Babies named Felipe in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 630 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,066 | #583 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,329 | #485 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,850 | #529 |
| 1960s | 18 | 2,284 | #512 |
| 1970s | 12 | 3,304 | #398 |
| 1980s | 55 | 4,241 | #432 |
| 1990s | 38 | 5,357 | #413 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5,583 | #445 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,255 | #799 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,578 | #955 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.9% of babies named Felipe from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Felipe is most popular
The index compares Felipe's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Felipe.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4.27× | 9,229 |
| New Mexico | 4.14× | 631 |
| California | 2.91× | 8,477 |
| Arizona | 2.53× | 904 |
| Florida | 1.76× | 1,756 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Felipe's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Felipe.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Felipe (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data