Philippe

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

⭐ Famous Philippe

Philippe Coutinho

Brazilian association football player

Choose Philippe and your child shares a first name with Philippe Coutinho, a Brazilian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Philippe, like who?” Philippe Coutinho's Wikipedia article is available in 76 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 121,951 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Philippe, 14 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Philippe would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPhilippe 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 1964, when it ranked #1,025. Today it's #6,143, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowPhilippe was 2.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 50,251 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 121,951.
• 🍂TrendPhilippe has slipped 1,102 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,143. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningPhilippe is a French form of Philip, which means “lover of horses”. Our records link it to French and Greek roots.

About the name Philippe

Philippe is a boy name of French and Greek origin meaning “lover of horses”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-ppe”. US birth records list Philippe for boys from 1914 to 2025, in 111 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked #1,025 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,143, with 14 babies.

Origin:French namesGreek names