Philo

/FEE-loh/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Philo is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #22066 for boy births in the United States, given to 6 babies. Philo first appears in the data in 1880 and reached its peak in 2017 (13 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.

How popular is Philo? (U.S. births per year)

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U.S. births per year, 1880–2025 · hover or tap for the count and national rank · source: U.S. Social Security Administration
#22,066U.S. rank in 2025
13peak births · 2017
1880first appeared
6births in 2025

About the name Philo

PronunciationFEE-loh
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Philo popularity year by year

YearU.S. birthsRank
20256#22,066
202410#16,269
202311#15,259
20229#17,418
20219#17,260
20208#18,447
201910#16,332
201813#13,791
201713#13,899
201611#15,637
20156#23,372
20149#18,022
20138#19,515
20115#27,063
20106#24,066
20055#25,993
20036#21,882
19755#13,261
19585#9,109
19576#8,095
19556#7,924
19517#6,802
19497#6,618
19439#5,300
19405#7,006
19387#5,706
193611#4,330
19359#4,989
19345#7,132
19337#5,774
19326#6,521
193010#4,987
19295#7,614
19287#6,408
19277#6,583
19267#6,551
19259#5,770
19249#5,886
19229#5,860
192110#5,519
19207#6,767
19195#8,085
191811#4,987
19179#5,351
191610#4,953
19159#5,086
19146#5,551
19125#5,008
18895#2,159
18815#1,706
18805#1,860