Phïlïp
given name · Latin script
Phïlïp is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in France than in any other country, where it is the 7th most common given name. Recorded meaning: Ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Phïlïp is also written Филипп in Cyrillic, פיליפ in Hebrew and Φιλιππος in Greek.
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 420(inferred from the name graph)
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 630
- AUAustralia≈1 in 700
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Phïlïp itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- France (inferred from the name graph)
- #123 (measured from records)
- 7 (measured from records)
- Record sources
- 618 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 415 (inferred from the name graph)
≈400,000 named Philippe, est.
of 15M given names, spellings grouped
recorded for this name
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
United Kingdom, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Phïlïp in other scripts: Cyrillic, Hebrew, Greek and 3 more
(measured from records)Locally spelled Filip in PL Poland, CZ Czechia, SK Slovakia, Philippe in FR France, BE Belgium, Philip in GB United Kingdom, NG Nigeria and Phillip in US United States.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)- Ancient GreekΦίλιπποςPhílippos(measured from records)
- Ancient Greek rootφίλιπποςphílippos“fond of horses”(measured from records)
- Ancient Greek rootφιλέωphiléō“I love”(measured from records)
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Cited for this meaning 9
- A concise dictionary of first names
- A dictionary of surnames
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- Wiktionary
Attested across 32 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Phïlïp counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | #7 | ≈400,000 est. | ≈1 in 172 | 539K | Philippe | 469 |
| US United States | #90 | 223,037 | 1 in 1.5K | 361K | Phillip | 618 |
| PL Poland | #123 | 176,647as Filip | 1 in 217 | 177K | Filip | 187 |
| NG Nigeria | #260 | ≈170,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.4K | — | Philip | 128 |
| GB United Kingdom | #41 | ≈170,000 est. | ≈1 in 415 | 106K | Philip | 389 |
| CZ Czechia | #36 | 100,928as Filip | 1 in 106 | 101K | Filip | 170 |
| BE Belgium | #3 | ≈64,000 est. | ≈1 in 184 | 2.8K | Philippe | 212 |
| SK Slovakia | #37 | ≈28,000 est. | ≈1 in 197 | 1K | Filip | 134 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024); Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20); MVČR — living population register 2017; Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register); JÚĽŠ SAV — Databáza priezvisk na Slovensku (surname database, 1995 census). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence
(measured from records)No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Phïlïp mean, and where does it come from?
- Ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and A dictionary of surnames and 7 other sources.
- Which countries have the most people named Phïlïp?
- Mondonomo estimates about 399 thousand people named Philippe in France, more than in any other country we hold. After it come United States, Poland, Nigeria and United Kingdom; the country table on this page ranks them.
- How common is the name Phïlïp?
- In the United States, the national register counted 223,037 people named Phïlïp in 2020, about 1 in 1.5 thousand residents.
- How common is Phïlïp compared with other names?
- In France, Phïlïp is the 7th most common given name of 754,146 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Phïlïp” — ranked 634th in France (INSEE). Data snapshot 2026-10-13.