Recorded 1930–2015 Boys' name Peak 1989 218 births

Phillippe — boys' name

218 babies named Phillippe in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s111950s51960s321970s371980s771990s292000s172010s5
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Phillippe was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Phillippe in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Phillippe

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Phillippe between 1930 and 2015, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Phillippe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phillippe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Phillippe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phillippe 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 218 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.

Phillippe at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

218

Since 1930

86 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1930

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2015

Phillippe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1930

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Phillippe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 35% of Phillippe's all-time total
1930s51940s111950s51960s321970s371980s771990s292000s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phillippe?
218 babies have been named Phillippe since 1930. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Phillippe most popular?
Phillippe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Phillippe been used?
Phillippe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 86 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Phillippe?
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, 1930–2015 (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.