Phillip

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

⭐ Famous Phillip

Phillip Cocu

Dutch association football player and manager

Choose Phillip and your child shares a first name with Phillip Cocu, a Dutch association football player and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Phillip, like who?” Phillip Cocu's Wikipedia article is available in 51 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,019 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Phillip, 425 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Phillip would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPhillip has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Phillips, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1950, when it ranked #64. Today it's #651, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowPhillip was 3.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,106 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 4,019.
• 🍂TrendPhillip has slipped 132 places over the last five years and now sits at #651. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedPhillip is most popular in South Dakota, where it ranks #257, followed by Kentucky (#345) and Alabama (#375). It's in the top 1,000 in 29 states.
• 💬MeaningPhillip is an English form of Philip, which means “lover of horses”.

About the name Phillip

Phillip is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “lover of horses”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-lip”. US birth records list Phillip for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked #64 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #651, with 425 babies.

Origin:Greek names