Boys' name · since 1951
Phillipe
623 babies named Phillipe in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 623
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phillipe is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 623 have been recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phillipe has been recorded 623 times among boys since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2023.
- #6,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 623 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phillipe ranks #6,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 623 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 623
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phillipe's 623 recorded births place it above 84.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Phillipe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Phillipe's full recorded timeline at 1988, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Phillipe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2023
- Peak year (1980)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Phillipe by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (164 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Phillipe's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Phillipe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 164 births (26% of all-time use).
How Phillipe 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 Phillipe's total volume
Phillipe by state
Where Phillipe concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 2.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
13 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Phillipe's data
- Phillipe's decade-level peak was the 1980s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Phillipes (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Phillipe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1951–2023 (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 Phillipe 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.