Recorded 1975–2023 Boys' name Peak 1992 423 births

Filipe — boys' name

423 babies named Filipe in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s1051990s982000s1052010s752020s7
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Filipe was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

17 babies were named Filipe in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Filipe

The Social Security Administration has registered 423 babies named Filipe between 1975 and 2023, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Filipe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Filipe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Filipe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Filipe in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Filipe 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 423 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.

Filipe at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

423

Since 1975

49 years of records

Peak year

1992

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1975

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2023

Filipe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1975

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
17
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 202320132007200119951989198319771975 7

Filipe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
105 births that decade — 25% of Filipe's all-time total
1970s331980s1051990s982000s1052010s752020s7

Filipe by state

Where Filipe concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Filipe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
16 3.8%
#2 New York
10 2.4%
#3 New Jersey
6 1.4%
Massachusetts share of Filipe's total US births 3.8%
Even split

16 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Filipe?
423 babies have been named Filipe since 1975. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 17 births.
When was Filipe most popular?
Filipe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Filipe most popular?
The top states for the name Filipe are Massachusetts (16 births), New York (10 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Filipe been used?
Filipe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 49 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Filipe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Filiberto, Filip, Filippo, Filemon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2023 (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.