Is Philip a boy or girl name?
Philip is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 586 boys were named Philip, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 344,595 US babies named Philip were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #521
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Philip since 1880
- 344,595
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 6,288 babies
Boys and girls named Philip, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,741 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,147 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1900s | 2,817 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1910s | 18,166 | 58 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 27,268 | 158 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 28,847 | 120 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 48,733 | 107 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 60,851 | 99 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 44,778 | 140 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 31,371 | 174 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 35,732 | 232 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 20,458 | 37 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 10,193 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,214 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,142 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 586 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 605 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 618 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 675 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 658 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 696 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 693 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 729 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 712 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 706 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 799 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 769 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 715 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 696 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 699 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 765 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 817 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 881 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 909 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 993 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,019 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,075 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,201 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,221 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,312 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,326 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,498 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,661 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,725 | #185 | 5 | #15,227 |
| 1995 | 1,757 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,896 | #168 | 7 | #11,439 |
| 1993 | 2,270 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 2,434 | #138 | 5 | #14,898 |
| 1991 | 2,749 | #120 | 10 | #8,422 |
| 1990 | 3,142 | #111 | 10 | #8,337 |
| 1989 | 3,326 | #101 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 1988 | 3,373 | #94 | 21 | #4,273 |
| 1987 | 3,839 | #84 | 22 | #3,945 |
| 1986 | 3,665 | #86 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1985 | 3,736 | #84 | 36 | #2,687 |
| 1984 | 3,518 | #81 | 19 | #4,120 |
| 1983 | 3,489 | #82 | 19 | #4,066 |
| 1982 | 3,643 | #79 | 25 | #3,392 |
| 1981 | 3,581 | #84 | 30 | #2,966 |
| 1980 | 3,562 | #82 | 20 | #3,953 |
| 1979 | 3,460 | #83 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1978 | 3,298 | #84 | 19 | #3,878 |
| 1977 | 3,092 | #90 | 16 | #4,371 |
| 1976 | 2,943 | #89 | 20 | #3,497 |
| 1975 | 3,010 | #85 | 20 | #3,482 |
| 1974 | 2,969 | #86 | 18 | #3,655 |
| 1973 | 2,998 | #91 | 15 | #4,112 |
| 1972 | 2,778 | #104 | 10 | #5,351 |
| 1971 | 3,302 | #94 | 16 | #3,898 |
| 1970 | 3,521 | #92 | 18 | #3,538 |
| 1969 | 3,540 | #86 | 13 | #4,113 |
| 1968 | 3,622 | #82 | 20 | #2,944 |
| 1967 | 3,785 | #82 | 16 | #3,292 |
| 1966 | 3,954 | #86 | 12 | #3,891 |
| 1965 | 4,279 | #87 | 10 | #4,432 |
| 1964 | 4,975 | #76 | 13 | #3,834 |
| 1963 | 4,758 | #83 | 17 | #3,152 |
| 1962 | 5,070 | #81 | 10 | #4,468 |
| 1961 | 5,287 | #79 | 19 | #2,925 |
| 1960 | 5,508 | #76 | 10 | #4,382 |
| 1959 | 5,862 | #68 | 18 | #2,841 |
| 1958 | 5,831 | #67 | 10 | #4,129 |
| 1957 | 6,012 | #68 | 16 | #3,005 |
| 1956 | 6,105 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6,162 | #62 | 12 | #3,525 |
| 1954 | 6,279 | #62 | 5 | #6,408 |
| 1953 | 6,279 | #61 | 9 | #4,159 |
| 1952 | 6,154 | #60 | 9 | #4,044 |
| 1951 | 6,097 | #55 | 8 | #4,290 |
| 1950 | 6,070 | #53 | 12 | #3,188 |
| 1949 | 6,224 | #55 | 17 | #2,492 |
| 1948 | 6,161 | #54 | 12 | #3,095 |
| 1947 | 6,236 | #57 | 9 | #3,940 |
| 1946 | 5,093 | #61 | 14 | #2,712 |
| 1945 | 4,111 | #58 | 13 | #2,570 |
| 1944 | 3,992 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 4,473 | #57 | 14 | #2,531 |
| 1942 | 4,603 | #54 | 12 | #2,771 |
| 1941 | 4,166 | #52 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1940 | 3,674 | #60 | 7 | #3,772 |
| 1939 | 3,174 | #66 | 13 | #2,379 |
| 1938 | 3,172 | #64 | 10 | #2,888 |
| 1937 | 3,162 | #62 | 15 | #2,169 |
| 1936 | 3,033 | #63 | 15 | #2,127 |
| 1935 | 3,064 | #65 | 5 | #4,760 |
| 1934 | 2,784 | #69 | 5 | #4,822 |
| 1933 | 2,530 | #70 | 13 | #2,374 |
| 1932 | 2,625 | #70 | 15 | #2,215 |
| 1931 | 2,648 | #71 | 10 | #2,935 |
| 1930 | 2,655 | #75 | 19 | #1,920 |
| 1929 | 2,606 | #76 | 17 | #2,083 |
| 1928 | 2,726 | #73 | 19 | #2,008 |
| 1927 | 2,677 | #75 | 25 | #1,714 |
| 1926 | 2,708 | #70 | 19 | #2,059 |
| 1925 | 2,675 | #75 | 10 | #3,310 |
| 1924 | 2,921 | #71 | 12 | #2,939 |
| 1923 | 2,783 | #70 | 17 | #2,245 |
| 1922 | 2,769 | #70 | 15 | #2,459 |
| 1921 | 2,703 | #72 | 11 | #3,113 |
| 1920 | 2,700 | #71 | 13 | #2,700 |
| 1919 | 2,531 | #71 | 6 | #4,695 |
| 1918 | 2,733 | #71 | 13 | #2,642 |
| 1917 | 2,544 | #66 | 8 | #3,636 |
| 1916 | 2,409 | #70 | 7 | #3,849 |
| 1915 | 2,328 | #69 | 9 | #3,082 |
| 1914 | 1,870 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 1,484 | #69 | 8 | #2,498 |
| 1912 | 1,237 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 612 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 418 | #83 | 7 | #2,097 |
| 1909 | 395 | #78 | 6 | #2,169 |
| 1908 | 319 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 356 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 280 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 234 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 266 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 250 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 226 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 232 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 259 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 223 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 244 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 200 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 218 | #92 | 6 | #1,548 |
| 1895 | 211 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 214 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 208 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 239 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 198 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 192 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 183 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 196 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 161 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 187 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 163 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 161 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 166 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 182 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 156 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 186 | #81 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Philip reached #52 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #1,548 in 1896. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Philip
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.