Philipp
Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Philipp
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Philipp
Philipp first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 25 Philipps were born — ranking #2,981 that year. As of 2026, Philipp ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 981 Philipps have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Philipp
Philipp is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 981 births in the dataset. Philipp's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,981. Use the chart and map above to compare Philipp's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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