Philip
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning lover of horses.
How Philip has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #433 |
| 2016 | #435 |
| 2017 | #426 |
| 2018 | #438 |
| 2019 | #438 |
| 2020 | #450 |
| 2021 | #451 |
| 2022 | #494 |
| 2023 | #499 |
| 2024 | #521 |
| 2025 | #528 |
Philip by the numbers
In 2025, 71 babies in England and Wales were named Philip. In the US, 725 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,279 babies in 1953, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1950, about 1 in 300 American boys born that year was called Philip.
Names that come from Philip
Forms of Philip in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Philip. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Philip
Names that are said the same way as Philip, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a horse
Like Philip, each of these has a horse in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Coltyoung horse1,329 in the US (2017)
- Marshallhorse servant or stable master938 in the US (2017)
- Felipefriend of horses; Spanish form of Philip298 in the US (2017)
- Coltercolt herder; one who tends young horses142 in the US (2017)
- Roana horse with a coat of mixed color; reddish-brown34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marshalhorse servant; steward or officer47 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Philip
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