Philip Name Popularity

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How popular is Philip?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Philip, ranked the 439th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Philip has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #52 in 1941.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1953 with 6,280 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Philip in any given year was 156 in 1881.

Philip, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1889-1892, 1904-1907, 1908-1918, 1932-1935, 1937-1942, and 1943-1947, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1972, 1987-1999, and 2000-2004.

Philip's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Philip has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Philip?

Philip's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Philip still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Philip has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Philip (Girl)		Philip (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	683	439
2017		< 5	--	728	426
2016		< 5	--	712	434
2015		< 5	--	706	433
2014		< 5	--	797	389
2013		< 5	--	767	387
2012		< 5	--	715	408
2011		< 5	--	696	406
2010		< 5	--	698	404
2009		< 5	--	765	394
2008		< 5	--	815	377
2007		< 5	--	881	358
2006		< 5	--	908	341
2005		< 5	--	993	325
2004		< 5	--	1,018	307
2003		< 5	--	1,073	289
2002		< 5	--	1,201	263
2001		< 5	--	1,221	268
2000		< 5	--	1,312	255
1999		< 5	--	1,326	240
1998		< 5	--	1,498	214
1997		< 5	--	1,661	195
1996		5	15,224	1,725	185
1995		< 5	--	1,757	180
1994		7	11,434	1,896	168
1993		< 5	--	2,270	147
1992		5	14,898	2,434	138
1991		10	8,420	2,748	120
1990		10	8,336	3,141	111
1989		15	5,763	3,322	101
1988		21	4,271	3,373	94
1987		22	3,946	3,838	84
1986		25	3,521	3,662	86
1985		36	2,686	3,734	84
1984		19	4,119	3,524	81
1983		19	4,066	3,486	82
1982		25	3,390	3,641	79
1981		30	2,967	3,580	84
1980		20	3,953	3,562	82
1979		22	3,632	3,463	83
1978		19	3,877	3,303	84
1977		16	4,367	3,092	90
1976		20	3,495	2,947	89
1975		20	3,483	3,007	85
1974		18	3,653	2,975	86
1973		15	4,111	2,998	91
1972		10	5,350	2,776	104
1971		16	3,895	3,304	94
1970		18	3,540	3,518	92
1969		13	4,113	3,544	86
1968		20	2,942	3,620	82
1967		16	3,294	3,789	82
1966		12	3,891	3,955	86
1965		10	4,433	4,278	87
1964		13	3,834	4,974	76
1963		17	3,152	4,755	83
1962		10	4,466	5,070	81
1961		19	2,924	5,284	79
1960		10	4,382	5,512	76
1959		18	2,841	5,851	68
1958		10	4,122	5,826	67
1957		16	3,003	6,013	68
1956		< 5	--	6,104	64
1955		12	3,530	6,163	62
1954		5	6,402	6,279	62
1953		9	4,158	6,280	61
1952		9	4,042	6,152	60
1951		8	4,291	6,094	55
1950		12	3,189	6,072	53
1949		17	2,492	6,224	55
1948		12	3,094	6,161	54
1947		9	3,940	6,237	57
1946		14	2,712	5,093	61
1945		13	2,569	4,108	58
1944		< 5	--	3,994	60
1943		14	2,531	4,473	57
1942		12	2,770	4,600	54
1941		9	3,193	4,165	52
1940		7	3,772	3,674	60
1939		13	2,379	3,173	66
1938		10	2,889	3,172	64
1937		15	2,169	3,162	62
1936		15	2,128	3,033	63
1935		5	4,760	3,062	65
1934		5	4,821	2,785	69
1933		13	2,374	2,529	70
1932		15	2,216	2,624	70
1931		10	2,934	2,649	71
1930		19	1,920	2,654	75
1929		17	2,084	2,606	76
1928		19	2,008	2,725	73
1927		25	1,714	2,680	75
1926		19	2,059	2,706	70
1925		10	3,308	2,677	75
1924		12	2,938	2,921	71
1923		17	2,245	2,783	70
1922		15	2,458	2,769	70
1921		11	3,113	2,702	72
1920		13	2,700	2,700	71
1919		6	4,695	2,530	72
1918		13	2,642	2,733	71
1917		8	3,636	2,544	66
1916		7	3,849	2,410	70
1915		9	3,082	2,328	69
1914		< 5	--	1,870	68
1913		8	2,498	1,484	69
1912		< 5	--	1,237	69
1911		< 5	--	612	69
1910		7	2,097	418	83
1909		6	2,169	395	78
1908		< 5	--	319	86
1907		< 5	--	356	76
1906		< 5	--	280	85
1905		< 5	--	234	96
1904		< 5	--	266	86
1903		< 5	--	250	85
1902		< 5	--	226	90
1901		< 5	--	232	84
1900		< 5	--	259	94
1899		< 5	--	223	84
1898		< 5	--	244	86
1897		< 5	--	200	89
1896		6	1,548	218	92
1895		< 5	--	211	92
1894		< 5	--	214	91
1893		< 5	--	208	91
1892		< 5	--	239	82
1891		< 5	--	198	80
1890		< 5	--	192	88
1889		< 5	--	183	95
1888		< 5	--	196	91
1887		< 5	--	161	95
1886		< 5	--	187	87
1885		< 5	--	163	89
1884		< 5	--	161	96
1883		< 5	--	166	85
1882		< 5	--	182	87
1881		< 5	--	156	83
1880		< 5	--	186	81

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.