Recorded 2001–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 36 births

Philippos — boys' name

36 babies named Philippos in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s162020s15
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Philippos was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Philippos in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philippos

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Philippos between 2001 and 2021, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Philippos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philippos performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Philippos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philippos 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 36 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.

Philippos at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

36

Since 2001

21 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2001

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2021

Philippos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2001

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
45678910 202120202017201320122001 5

Philippos by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 44% of Philippos's all-time total
2000s52010s162020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philippos?
36 babies have been named Philippos since 2001. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Philippos most popular?
Philippos was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Philippos been used?
Philippos has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 21 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Philippos?
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.

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, 2001–2021 (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.