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Philip is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 344,595 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 343,458 as boys and 1,137 as girls. Philip gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1953 and has since declined significantly. It is the #212 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 586
2023 605
2022 618
2021 675
2020 658
2019 696
2018 693
2017 729
2016 712
2015 706
2014 799
2013 769
2012 715
2011 696
2010 699
2009 765
2008 817
2007 881
2006 909
2005 993
2004 1,019
2003 1,075
2002 1,201
2001 1,221
2000 1,312
1999 1,326
1998 1,498
1997 1,661
1996 1,730
1995 1,757
1994 1,903
1993 2,270
1992 2,439
1991 2,759
1990 3,152
1989 3,341
1988 3,394
1987 3,861
1986 3,690
1985 3,772
1984 3,537
1983 3,508
1982 3,668
1981 3,611
1980 3,582
1979 3,482
1978 3,317
1977 3,108
1976 2,963
1975 3,030
1974 2,987
1973 3,013
1972 2,788
1971 3,318
1970 3,539
1969 3,553
1968 3,642
1967 3,801
1966 3,966
1965 4,289
1964 4,988
1963 4,775
1962 5,080
1961 5,306
1960 5,518
1959 5,880
1958 5,841
1957 6,028
1956 6,105
1955 6,174
1954 6,284
1953 6,288
1952 6,163
1951 6,105
1950 6,082
1949 6,241
1948 6,173
1947 6,245
1946 5,107
1945 4,124
1944 3,992
1943 4,487
1942 4,615
1941 4,175
1940 3,681
1939 3,187
1938 3,182
1937 3,177
1936 3,048
1935 3,069
1934 2,789
1933 2,543
1932 2,640
1931 2,658
1930 2,674
1929 2,623
1928 2,745
1927 2,702
1926 2,727
1925 2,685
1924 2,933
1923 2,800
1922 2,784
1921 2,714
1920 2,713
1919 2,537
1918 2,746
1917 2,552
1916 2,416
1915 2,337
1914 1,870
1913 1,492
1912 1,237
1911 612
1910 425
1909 401
1908 319
1907 356
1906 280
1905 234
1904 266
1903 250
1902 226
1901 232
1900 259
1899 223
1898 244
1897 200
1896 224
1895 211
1894 214
1893 208
1892 239
1891 198
1890 192
1889 183
1888 196
1887 161
1886 187
1885 163
1884 161
1883 166
1882 182
1881 156
1880 186