US rank #8366 Boys' name Peak 1997 981 births

Philipp — #8366 US boys' name

981 babies named Philipp in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s241930s341940s441950s701960s901970s1091980s1311990s1682000s1252010s1342020s44
#8366
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Philipp was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

25 babies were named Philipp in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philipp

The Social Security Administration has registered 981 babies named Philipp between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Philipp currently holds the #8366 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philipp performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Philipp shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Philipp in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philipp 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 981 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.

Philipp at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

981

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1997

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,366

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Philipp popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
25
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Philipp by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
168 births that decade — 17% of Philipp's all-time total
1910s81920s241930s341940s441950s701960s901970s1091980s1311990s1682000s1252010s1342020s44

Philipp by state

Where Philipp concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Philipp
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
15 1.5%
#2 New York
10 1.0%
#3 California
5 0.5%
Florida share of Philipp's total US births 1.5%
Even split

15 of 981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philipp?
981 babies have been named Philipp since 1918. It currently ranks #8366 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 25 births.
When was Philipp most popular?
Philipp was most popular in the 1990s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Philipp most popular?
The top states for the name Philipp are Florida (15 births), New York (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Philipp been used?
Philipp has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Philipp?
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.