Filippa

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A few things about Filippa you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Filippa

Filippa Angeldal

Swedish association football player

Choose Filippa and your child shares a first name with Filippa Angeldal, a Swedish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Filippa, like who?” Filippa Angeldal's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 270,270 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Filippa, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Filippa would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFilippa first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1920, when it ranked #3,340. Today it's #13,208, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendFilippa has slipped 3,662 places over the last five years and now sits at #13,208. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningFilippa is a Scandinavian form of Philippa, which means “lover of horses”. Our records link it to Greek, Italian and Scandinavian roots.

About the name Filippa

Filippa is a girl name of Greek, Italian and Scandinavian origin meaning “lover of horses”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ppa”. US birth records list Filippa for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 22 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked #3,340 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #13,208, with 6 babies.

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