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Filip

Boy

Meaning of Filip: Greek: 'friend of horses'

Filip is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2875th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 323rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2875

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#323

136 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,384

First recorded 1953 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 51 babies2002: 44 babies2003: 56 babies2004: 75 babies2005: 77 babies2006: 83 babies2007: 96 babies2008: 99 babies2009: 108 babies2010: 99 babies20102011: 102 babies2012: 127 babies2013: 88 babies2014: 83 babies2015: 75 babies2016: 93 babies2017: 69 babies2018: 94 babies2019: 69 babies2020: 63 babies20202021: 63 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 52 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Filip per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 127.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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