Philo is a rare variant of Phil that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Philo is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,663 for boy births in the United States (and #24,075 across all names), given to 6 babies. Philo was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2017 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,663 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #8,172 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,623 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,816 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,665 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,338 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #8,061 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #6,613 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,579 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #7,484 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #11,735 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,621 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,441 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #13,814 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,823 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #12,859 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,525 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #6,078 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,359 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,877 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,788 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,287 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #3,227 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #2,694 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,821 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,097 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #2,265 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #2,671 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,093 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,213 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,680 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,743 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,414 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,628 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,703 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,629 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,089 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,199 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,188 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #2,936 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,744 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,652 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | #2,663 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #2,897 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,689 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,772 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,178 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #2,824 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,079 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #974 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #1,029 |