Boys' name · since 2008
Philopateer
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Philopateer, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,454 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
158 babies have been named Philopateer since 2008, making it today's #11454 boys' name.
Philopateer has 158 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11454 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #14,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,454 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philopateer ranks #14,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,454 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,454 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Philopateer's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Philopateer compares
158 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Philopateer's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Philopateer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Philopateer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Philopateer's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Philopateer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Philopateer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Philopateer's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Philopateer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (66% of all-time use).
Philopateer by state
Where Philopateer concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 11 | 7.0% |
11 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Philopateer's data
- Philopateer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Philopateers (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Philopateer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Philopateer 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.