Philippe
Philippe is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 11 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 110.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 197959 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1914
- 3,029people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,029 boys have been named Philippe in the United States since 1914, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1979, with 59 births.
It is falling: its share of births is 60% or less of what it was ten years ago.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1979, and the 1980s alone account for 17%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Philippe | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 40 | |
| 1920s | 121 | |
| 1930s | 98 | |
| 1940s | 149 | |
| 1950s | 305 | |
| 1960s | 401 | |
| 1970s | 409 | |
| 1980s | 513 | |
| 1990s | 405 | |
| 2000s | 304 | |
| 2010s | 201 | |
| 2020s | 83 |
In 1979, its biggest year
Philippe was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1979 were Michael, Christopher, Jason, David and James. See all of 1979.
Names that rose and fell with Philippe
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Reynaldopeak 1991
- Francoispeak 1992
- Renepeak 1970
- Rojeliopeak 1981
- Rodolfopeak 1981
- Kennonpeak 2004
- Jacquespeak 1969
- Arnoldopeak 1992
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.