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Philippa

Girl

Meaning of Philippa: Greek: 'lover of horses'

Philippa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2694th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 377th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2694

61 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#377

114 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,815

First recorded 1910 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 53 babies2012: 51 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 65 babies2015: 61 babies2016: 74 babies2017: 73 babies2018: 67 babies2019: 50 babies2020: 59 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 75 babies2023: 67 babies2024: 67 babies2025: 61 babies
US babies named Philippa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 75.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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