Boys' name · since 1880
Felipe
Felipe has 31,825 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,825
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
31,825 babies have been named Felipe since 1880, making it today's #955 boys' name.
Felipe has 31,825 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #955 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #955 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31,825 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felipe ranks #661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #955 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31,825 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,825
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Felipe's 31,825 recorded births place it above 98.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Felipe compares
31,825 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Felipe's all-time total is 86x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Felipe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,825 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 602 | 34 | 22,252 |
Felipe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Felipe's full recorded timeline at 1956, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 602 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Felipe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 602
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Felipe popularity over time - girls
133 total births recorded since 1926 (Felipe as girls' name)
Felipe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,583 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Felipe's strongest decade.
5,583 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Felipe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 45
1880s
45 births
- 1890s 73
1890s
73 births
- 1900s 141
1900s
141 births
- 1910s 520
1910s
520 births
- 1920s 1,199
1920s
1,199 births
- 1930s 1,066
1930s
1,066 births
- 1940s 1,329
1940s
1,329 births
- 1950s 1,850
1950s
1,850 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,284 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,304 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,241 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,357 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,583 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,255 births
- 2020s 1,578
2020s
1,578 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,583 births (18% of all-time use).
How Felipe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Felipe's total volume
Felipe by state
Where Felipe concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,925 | 31.2% |
| #2 | California | | 8,565 | 26.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,756 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,669 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,211 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 941 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 780 | 2.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 511 | 1.6% |
9,925 of 31,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Felipe appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Felipe's data
- Felipe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,583 total births); usage has since declined to 1,578 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Felipes (9,925 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Felipe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Felipe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.