Girls' name · since 1897

Philippine

Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Philippine, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#45,576 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1897
1920s
peak decade

Philippine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1897.

Philippine has 21 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1923.

  • #45,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1897
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philippine ranks #45,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.

#45,576 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1897
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Philippine's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Philippine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Philippine's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Philippine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 1897192019221923 5

Philippine by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).

1920s was Philippine's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Philippine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philippine? ▼
Philippine has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1897, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #45,576 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1923. 6 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Philippine sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philippine ranks #45,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Philippine most popular? ▼
Philippine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Philippine been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Philippine since 1897 -- 27 years through the most recent 1923 data.
What names are similar to Philippine? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Philomena, Phillis, Philippa, Phillip, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Philippine

Nearby Names Like Philippine

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Philippine

Philomena Girl
#1912 9,951 births
Phillis Girl
3,677 births
Philippa Girl
#2789 1,815 births
Phillip Girl
1,330 births
Philip Girl
1,137 births

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Two nationwide peer axes for Philippine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1897–1923 (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 Philippine 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.