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Philippe

/fɪˈlipeɪ/ · 100% boys · 14 born in 2025

Philippe has been given to about 3,043 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/fɪˈlipeɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,518
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Philippe per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 59
  • Born in 202514
  • All time3,043
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Philippe?

Its best year was 1979, when 59 babies were given the name, ranking 1188th. The typical living American called Philippe is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Philippe

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Felipe0.76
  2. Philip0.71
  3. Phillip0.68
  4. Lupe0.50
  5. Giuseppe0.49
  6. Vince0.47

Middle names for Philippe

Ranked by flow score
  1. Philippe John0.83
  2. Philippe Blake0.82
  3. Philippe Wade0.82
  4. Philippe Ross0.82
  5. Philippe Quinn0.82
  6. Philippe Jude0.82

Sibling names for Philippe

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.86
  2. Barronbrother · 0.83
  3. Santosbrother · 0.83
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.82
  5. Elisasister · 0.81
  6. Jolenesister · 0.79

Where Philippe is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Philippe White0.78
  2. Philippe Nguyen0.78
  3. Philippe Moore0.78
  4. Philippe Hill0.78
  5. Philippe Hall0.78
  6. Philippe Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Philippe

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Philippe across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.