Recorded 1917–2016 Girls' name Peak 1960 66 births

Phillippa — girls' name

66 babies named Phillippa in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s51930s51950s161960s171980s62010s5
1960s
Peak decade

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

1960
Single peak year

12 babies were named Phillippa in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phillippa

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Phillippa between 1917 and 2016, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phillippa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phillippa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Phillippa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phillippa 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 66 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.

Phillippa at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

66

Since 1917

100 years of records

Peak year

1960

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1917

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2016

Phillippa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1917

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1960)
12
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
468101214 20161986196119601958195719561936192719181917 5

Phillippa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 26% of Phillippa's all-time total
1910s121920s51930s51950s161960s171980s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phillippa?
66 babies have been named Phillippa since 1917. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1960 with 12 births.
When was Phillippa most popular?
Phillippa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Phillippa been used?
Phillippa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 100 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Phillippa?
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, 1917–2016 (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.