Philip has been given to about 345,173 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.
Philip ranks 528th among American boys in 2025, with 568 born that year. Its best year was 1953, when 6,288 babies were given the name, ranking 61st. The typical living American called Philip is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.