Boys' name · peaked in 1948
Philip name popularity since 1925
306,288 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Philip. Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Philip is about 66 years old in 2026. Philip peaked in 1948 as the #54 name for boys, and it ranked #528 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 306,288
- Named Philip, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #528
- for boys in 2025 (568 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 999 girls · 305,289 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 2.79× its national share
Peak year is the year Philip 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.
Philip births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1953. Measured as a share of all babies, Philip peaked in 1948.
- Steepest fall: Between 1989 and 1994, Philip's share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 601 to 1 in 1,020.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Philip's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Philip.
Decade by decade
Babies named Philip 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 | 90 | 13,392 | – |
| 1930s | 120 | 28,847 | #65 |
| 1940s | 107 | 48,735 | #58 |
| 1950s | 99 | 60,853 | #62 |
| 1960s | 140 | 44,780 | #87 |
| 1970s | 174 | 31,367 | #85 |
| 1980s | 232 | 35,733 | #84 |
| 1990s | 37 | 20,460 | #180 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10,193 | #325 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,216 | #433 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,713 | #528 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.0% of babies named Philip from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Philip is most popular
The index compares Philip'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 Philip.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 2.79× | 3,675 |
| Massachusetts | 2.15× | 15,734 |
| Vermont | 1.99× | 1,019 |
| New Hampshire | 1.92× | 1,855 |
| New York | 1.85× | 43,218 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Philip and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Philip (this page) | 305,289 | 1948 |
| Phillip | 299,065 | 1949 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Philip's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Philip.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Philip (1948).
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