Philippa

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Philippa was most popular in 2022, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,314 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,897, with 61 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,815 people named Philippa.

Most popular in2022

Rank that year#4,314

Births that year75

Total since 18801,815

Given to100% girls

Philippa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Philippa’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Philippa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Philippa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,815 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Philippa

Where Philippa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org