US rank #2558 Boys' name Peak 2012 2,341 births

Filip — #2558 US boys' name

2,341 babies named Filip in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s51970s221980s971990s2692000s7382010s8992020s298
#2558
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Filip was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

127 babies were named Filip in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Filip

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,341 babies named Filip between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Filip currently holds the #2558 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 127 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Filip performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 899 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Filip shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 602 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Filip in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Filip in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,341 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Filip at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,341

Since 1953

72 years of records

Peak year

2012

127 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,558

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1953

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2024

Filip popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
127
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Filip by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
899 births that decade — 38% of Filip's all-time total
1950s131960s51970s221980s971990s2692000s7382010s8992020s298

Filip by state

Where Filip concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Filip
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
602 25.7%
#2 New York
308 13.2%
#3 New Jersey
153 6.5%
#4 California
121 5.2%
#5 Florida
55 2.3%
#6 Michigan
22 0.9%
#7 Connecticut
12 0.5%
#8 Virginia
11 0.5%
Illinois share of Filip's total US births 25.7%
Even split

602 of 2,341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Filip appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Filip?
2,341 babies have been named Filip since 1953. It currently ranks #2558 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 127 births.
When was Filip most popular?
Filip was most popular in the 2010s decade with 899 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Filip most popular?
The top states for the name Filip are Illinois (602 births), New York (308 births), New Jersey (153 births).
How long has the name Filip been used?
Filip has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 72 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Filip?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Filiberto, Filippo, Filemon, Filbert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.