Recorded 1944–1980 Boys' name Peak 1961 41 births

Phillipp — boys' name

41 babies named Phillipp in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s51960s131970s121980s5
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Phillipp was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

8 babies were named Phillipp in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phillipp

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Phillipp between 1944 and 1980, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Phillipp currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phillipp performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Phillipp shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phillipp 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 41 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.

Phillipp at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

41

Since 1944

37 years of records

Peak year

1961

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1944

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1980

Phillipp popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1944

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Phillipp by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 32% of Phillipp's all-time total
1940s61950s51960s131970s121980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phillipp?
41 babies have been named Phillipp since 1944. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1961 with 8 births.
When was Phillipp most popular?
Phillipp was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Phillipp been used?
Phillipp has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 37 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Phillipp?
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, 1944–1980 (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.