Total births
429
Boys' name · since 1975
Filipe
Filipe has 429 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 429
- total births
- 1975–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
Filipe is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 429 have been recorded since 1975.
Filipe has 429 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- 429 total births
- 1975–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 24% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
429 boys have been named Filipe since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 429
- total births
- 1975–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
24% 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.
Filipe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Filipe's full recorded timeline at 1998, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Filipe at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Filipe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Filipe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Filipe's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Filipe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 105 births (24% of all-time use).
Filipe by state
Where Filipe concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 16 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.4% |
Massachusetts share of Filipe's total US births 3.7%
Even split
16 of 429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Filipe? ▼
Filipe has been given to 429 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 17 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
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 51 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Filipe's data
- Filipe's decade-level peak was the 1980s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Filipes (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Filipe
Nearby Names Like Filipe
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Filipe
Filiberto Boy
#8383 2,483 births
Filip Boy
#2568 2,384 births
Filippo Boy
#4594 709 births
Filemon Boy
514 births
Filbert Boy
452 births
Compare Filipe side by side: Filipe vs Filiberto Filipe vs Filip Filipe vs Filippo
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Filipe: Baby Name Since 1975 - 429 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/filipe. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Filipe 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 June 2026.