Recorded 1917–2021 Girls' name Peak 2011 108 births

Phillipa — girls' name

108 babies named Phillipa in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61930s51940s121950s181960s151980s61990s52010s312020s5
2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Phillipa was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

10 babies were named Phillipa in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phillipa

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Phillipa between 1917 and 2021, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phillipa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phillipa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Phillipa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phillipa 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 108 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.

Phillipa at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

108

Since 1917

105 years of records

Peak year

2011

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1917

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2021

Phillipa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1917

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
10
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Phillipa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
31 births that decade — 29% of Phillipa's all-time total
1910s51920s61930s51940s121950s181960s151980s61990s52010s312020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phillipa?
108 babies have been named Phillipa since 1917. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 10 births.
When was Phillipa most popular?
Phillipa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Phillipa been used?
Phillipa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 105 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Phillipa?
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.

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, 1917–2021 (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.