Philippe — #7262 US boys' name
3,029 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.
More common than 49% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Philippe was born in this single decade.
59 babies were named Philippe in 1979 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Philippe
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,029 babies named Philippe between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Philippe currently holds the #7262 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 59 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Philippe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 513 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Philippe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 527 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Philippe in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Philippe 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 3,029 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.
Philippe at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Philippe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914
- Peak year (1979)
- 59
- Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
Currently ranks #7262 among boys.
3,029 total births across 111 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 59 births in a single year.
Philippe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 513 births that decade — 17% of Philippe's all-time total
Philippe decade highlights
- Peak decade 513 births
- Runner-up 409 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Philippe's strongest decade
513 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Philippe by state
Where Philippe concentrates geographically — total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 527 | 17.4% |
| #2 | California | | 282 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 126 | 4.2% |
| #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 3,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 17.4% of nationwide
- California 9.3% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 4.2% of nationwide
- Florida 4.0% of nationwide
- Maine 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 17.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Philippe appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1914–2024 (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.