Philip is a very popular boys' name that peaked in 1953 and has since faded.
Philip is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #528 for boy births in the United States (and #1,071 across all names), given to 568 babies. Philip first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1953 (6,279 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 568 | 568 | — | #528 |
| 2024 | 588 | 588 | — | #521 |
| 2023 | 605 | 605 | — | #499 |
| 2022 | 619 | 619 | — | #493 |
| 2021 | 675 | 675 | — | #452 |
| 2020 | 658 | 658 | — | #453 |
| 2019 | 696 | 696 | — | #439 |
| 2018 | 693 | 693 | — | #437 |
| 2017 | 729 | 729 | — | #426 |
| 2016 | 712 | 712 | — | #435 |
| 2015 | 708 | 708 | — | #433 |
| 2014 | 799 | 799 | — | #389 |
| 2013 | 769 | 769 | — | #387 |
| 2012 | 715 | 715 | — | #408 |
| 2011 | 696 | 696 | — | #407 |
| 2010 | 699 | 699 | — | #404 |
| 2009 | 765 | 765 | — | #394 |
| 2008 | 817 | 817 | — | #377 |
| 2007 | 881 | 881 | — | #359 |
| 2006 | 909 | 909 | — | #341 |
| 2005 | 993 | 993 | — | #325 |
| 2004 | 1,019 | 1,019 | — | #307 |
| 2003 | 1,075 | 1,075 | — | #289 |
| 2002 | 1,201 | 1,201 | — | #263 |
| 2001 | 1,221 | 1,226 | — | #268 |
| 2000 | 1,312 | 1,312 | — | #255 |
| 1999 | 1,326 | 1,326 | — | #240 |
| 1998 | 1,499 | 1,499 | — | #214 |
| 1997 | 1,661 | — | — | #195 |
| 1996 | 1,730 | — | #15,227 | #185 |
| 1995 | 1,757 | — | — | #180 |
| 1994 | 1,903 | — | #11,439 | #168 |
| 1993 | 2,270 | — | — | #147 |
| 1992 | 2,439 | — | #14,899 | #138 |
| 1991 | 2,759 | — | #8,423 | #120 |
| 1990 | 3,153 | — | #8,337 | #111 |
| 1989 | 3,345 | — | #5,766 | #101 |
| 1988 | 3,394 | — | #4,273 | #94 |
| 1987 | 3,859 | — | #3,946 | #84 |
| 1986 | 3,690 | — | #3,521 | #86 |
| 1985 | 3,771 | — | #2,688 | #84 |
| 1984 | 3,538 | — | #4,119 | #81 |
| 1983 | 3,507 | — | #4,067 | #82 |
| 1982 | 3,667 | — | #3,393 | #79 |
| 1981 | 3,611 | — | #2,966 | #84 |
| 1980 | 3,583 | — | #3,953 | #82 |
| 1979 | 3,482 | — | #3,634 | #83 |
| 1978 | 3,317 | — | #3,877 | #84 |
| 1977 | 3,109 | — | #4,371 | #90 |
| 1976 | 2,963 | — | #3,498 | #89 |
| 1975 | 3,031 | — | #3,482 | #85 |
| 1974 | 2,985 | — | #3,655 | #86 |
| 1973 | 3,012 | — | #4,112 | #91 |
| 1972 | 2,786 | — | #5,353 | #104 |
| 1971 | 3,318 | — | #3,899 | #94 |
| 1970 | 3,538 | — | #3,536 | #92 |
| 1969 | 3,553 | — | #4,113 | #86 |
| 1968 | 3,642 | — | #2,947 | #82 |
| 1967 | 3,802 | — | #3,292 | #82 |
| 1966 | 3,966 | — | #3,891 | #86 |
| 1965 | 4,288 | — | #4,431 | #87 |
| 1964 | 4,990 | — | #3,834 | #76 |
| 1963 | 4,774 | — | #3,155 | #83 |
| 1962 | 5,079 | — | #4,468 | #81 |
| 1961 | 5,307 | — | #2,925 | #79 |
| 1960 | 5,519 | — | #4,384 | #76 |
| 1959 | 5,880 | — | #2,841 | #68 |
| 1958 | 5,842 | — | #4,129 | #67 |
| 1957 | 6,028 | — | #3,005 | #68 |
| 1956 | 6,105 | — | — | #64 |
| 1955 | 6,174 | — | #3,524 | #62 |
| 1954 | 6,284 | — | #6,408 | #62 |
| 1953 | 6,288 | — | #4,158 | #61 |
| 1952 | 6,163 | — | #4,044 | #60 |
| 1951 | 6,106 | — | #4,290 | #55 |
| 1950 | 6,082 | — | #3,188 | #53 |
| 1949 | 6,241 | — | #2,492 | #55 |
| 1948 | 6,174 | — | #3,095 | #54 |
| 1947 | 6,244 | — | #3,940 | #57 |
| 1946 | 5,107 | — | #2,712 | #61 |
| 1945 | 4,125 | — | #2,570 | #58 |
| 1944 | 3,992 | — | — | #60 |
| 1943 | 4,487 | — | #2,531 | #57 |
| 1942 | 4,616 | — | #2,771 | #54 |
| 1941 | 4,175 | — | #3,192 | #52 |
| 1940 | 3,681 | — | #3,772 | #60 |
| 1939 | 3,187 | — | #2,379 | #66 |
| 1938 | 3,182 | — | #2,888 | #64 |
| 1937 | 3,177 | — | #2,169 | #62 |
| 1936 | 3,048 | — | #2,127 | #63 |
| 1935 | 3,069 | — | #4,760 | #65 |
| 1934 | 2,789 | — | #4,822 | #69 |
| 1933 | 2,543 | — | #2,374 | #70 |
| 1932 | 2,640 | — | #2,215 | #70 |
| 1931 | 2,658 | — | #2,935 | #71 |
| 1930 | 2,674 | — | #1,920 | #75 |
| 1929 | 2,623 | — | #2,083 | #76 |
| 1928 | 2,745 | — | #2,008 | #73 |
| 1927 | 2,702 | — | #1,714 | #75 |
| 1926 | 2,727 | — | #2,059 | #70 |
| 1925 | 2,685 | — | #3,310 | #75 |
| 1924 | 2,933 | — | #2,939 | #71 |
| 1923 | 2,800 | — | #2,245 | #70 |
| 1922 | 2,784 | — | #2,459 | #70 |
| 1921 | 2,714 | — | #3,113 | #72 |
| 1920 | 2,713 | — | #2,700 | #71 |
| 1919 | 2,537 | — | #4,695 | #71 |
| 1918 | 2,746 | — | #2,642 | #71 |
| 1917 | 2,552 | — | #3,636 | #66 |
| 1916 | 2,416 | — | #3,849 | #70 |
| 1915 | 2,337 | — | #3,082 | #69 |
| 1914 | 1,870 | — | — | #68 |
| 1913 | 1,492 | — | #2,498 | #69 |
| 1912 | 1,237 | — | — | #69 |
| 1911 | 612 | — | — | #69 |
| 1910 | 425 | — | #2,097 | #83 |
| 1909 | 401 | — | #2,169 | #78 |
| 1908 | 319 | — | — | #86 |
| 1907 | 356 | — | — | #76 |
| 1906 | 280 | — | — | #85 |
| 1905 | 234 | — | — | #96 |
| 1904 | 266 | — | — | #86 |
| 1903 | 250 | — | — | #85 |
| 1902 | 226 | — | — | #90 |
| 1901 | 232 | — | — | #84 |
| 1900 | 259 | — | — | #94 |
| 1899 | 223 | — | — | #84 |
| 1898 | 244 | — | — | #86 |
| 1897 | 200 | — | — | #89 |
| 1896 | 224 | — | #1,548 | #92 |
| 1895 | 211 | — | — | #92 |
| 1894 | 214 | — | — | #91 |
| 1893 | 208 | — | — | #91 |
| 1892 | 239 | — | — | #82 |
| 1891 | 198 | — | — | #80 |
| 1890 | 192 | — | — | #88 |
| 1889 | 183 | — | — | #95 |
| 1888 | 196 | — | — | #91 |
| 1887 | 161 | — | — | #95 |
| 1886 | 187 | — | — | #87 |
| 1885 | 163 | — | — | #89 |
| 1884 | 161 | — | — | #96 |
| 1883 | 166 | — | — | #85 |
| 1882 | 182 | — | — | #87 |
| 1881 | 156 | — | — | #83 |
| 1880 | 186 | — | — | #81 |