Recorded 1951–2023 Boys' name Peak 1980 623 births

Phillipe — boys' name

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.

1950s161960s451970s1061980s1641990s1462000s1072010s292020s10
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Phillipe was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

24 babies were named Phillipe in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phillipe

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Phillipe between 1951 and 2023, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Phillipe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phillipe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Phillipe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Phillipe in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phillipe 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 623 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.

Phillipe at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

623

Since 1951

73 years of records

Peak year

1980

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1951

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2023

Phillipe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1951

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
24
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Phillipe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
164 births that decade — 26% of Phillipe's all-time total
1950s161960s451970s1061980s1641990s1462000s1072010s292020s10

Phillipe by state

Where Phillipe concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Phillipe
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%
California share of Phillipe's total US births 2.1%
Even split

13 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phillipe?
623 babies have been named Phillipe since 1951. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 24 births.
When was Phillipe most popular?
Phillipe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Phillipe most popular?
The top states for the name Phillipe are California (13 births), New York (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Phillipe been used?
Phillipe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 73 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Phillipe?
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.

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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, 1951–2023 (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.