Boys' name · since 1918
Philipp
986 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.
- #5,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 986
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
986 babies have been named Philipp since 1918, making it today's #12149 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philipp has been recorded 986 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #12149 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #5,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,149 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 986 born since 1918
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philipp ranks #5,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,149 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 986 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 986
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Philipp's 986 recorded births place it above 88.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Philipp compares
986 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Philipp's all-time total is 167% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Philipp | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 986 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Philipp's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Philipp's full recorded timeline at 1981, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Philipp popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Philipp by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (168 births, 17% of the file).
1990s was Philipp's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Philipp births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 168 births (17% of all-time use).
How Philipp compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Philipp's total volume
Philipp by state
Where Philipp concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
15 of 986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Philipp's data
- Philipp's decade-level peak was the 1990s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Philipps (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Philipp: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Philipp 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 August 2026.