Boys' name · since 1914
Philippe
3,043 babies named Philippe in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,169 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,043
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Philippe currently ranks #6169 among boys' names in America, with 3,043 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Philippe recorded 3,043 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #6169 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,169 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,043 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philippe ranks #2,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,169 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,043 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,169 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,043
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Philippe's 3,043 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Philippe compares
3,043 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Philippe's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Philippe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,043 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Philippe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Philippe's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Philippe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Philippe by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (513 births, 17% of the file).
1980s was Philippe's strongest decade.
513 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Philippe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 121
1920s
121 births
- 1930s 98
1930s
98 births
- 1940s 149
1940s
149 births
- 1950s
1950s
305 births
- 1960s
1960s
401 births
- 1970s
1970s
409 births
- 1980s
1980s
513 births
- 1990s
1990s
405 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s 201
2010s
201 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 513 births (17% of all-time use).
How Philippe 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 Philippe's total volume
Philippe by state
Where Philippe concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 527 | 17.3% |
| #2 | California | | 288 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 126 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 121 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Maine | | 25 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 10 | 0.3% |
527 of 3,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Philippe appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Philippe's data
- Philippe's decade-level peak was the 1980s (513 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Philippes (527 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Philippe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Philippe 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.