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Philip and Phillip side by side: Philip peaked in 1953 and Phillip in 1960; in 2025 they were given to 568 and 425 babies.

Philip and Phillip, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Philip and Phillip births by year2k4k6k8k18801900192019401960198020002025PhilipPhillip
Philip and Phillip births by year2k4k6k8k18801900192019401960198020002025PhilipPhillip
Philip and Phillip births by year2k4k6k8k1880190519301955198020052025PhilipPhillip
Philip and Phillip births by year2k4k6k8k1880193019802025PhilipPhillip

Girls and boys together; Philip solid, Phillip dashed.

Philip and Phillip compared
PhilipPhillip
Births 2025568425
Rank 2025#528 among boys’ names#651 among boys’ names
Recorded since 1880345,173312,891
Peak year19531960
Girls0.3%0.4%
Alive, estimated204,000224,000
Median age5651

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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