Recorded 1959–2018 Boys' name Peak 1980 158 births

Philipe — boys' name

158 babies named Philipe in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s151970s111980s601990s282000s222010s17
1980s
Peak decade

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

1980
Single peak year

9 babies were named Philipe in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philipe

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Philipe between 1959 and 2018, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Philipe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philipe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Philipe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Philipe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philipe 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 158 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.

Philipe at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

158

Since 1959

60 years of records

Peak year

1980

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1959

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2018

Philipe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1959

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1980)
9
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
45678910 20182006199619891985198019631959 5

Philipe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
60 births that decade — 38% of Philipe's all-time total
1950s51960s151970s111980s601990s282000s222010s17

Philipe by state

Where Philipe concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Philipe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.8%
California share of Philipe's total US births 3.8%

6 of 158 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philipe?
158 babies have been named Philipe since 1959. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1980 with 9 births.
When was Philipe most popular?
Philipe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Philipe most popular?
The top states for the name Philipe are California (6 births).
How long has the name Philipe been used?
Philipe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 60 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Philipe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Philip, Phillip, Phil, Philippe, 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, 1959–2018 (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.