Boys' name · since 2006
Philopater
Philopater has 175 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,067 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Philopater is the #8067 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 175 recorded since 2006.
Philopater has 175 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8067 as of the latest data, more common than 42% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #13,793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,067 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 175 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Philopater ranks #13,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,067 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 175 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,067 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Philopater's 175 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Philopater compares
175 35th 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
Philopater's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Philopater | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 175 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Philopater's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Philopater splits its recorded history at 2017: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Philopater popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Philopater by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Philopater's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Philopater births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (60% of all-time use).
Philopater by state
Where Philopater concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 22 | 12.6% |
22 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Philopater's data
- Philopater's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Philopaters (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Philopater: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Philopater 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.