Philip is a boy's name of German origin meaning “fond of horses.” In 2024 it was given to 586 boys in the United States.
Philip belongs to the German and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “fond of horses” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Philip first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #52 in 1941, and in 2024 586 babies received the name — 343,458 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Philip means “fond of horses” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Philip is a boy name. In 2024, 586 babies received the name in the US.
Philip comes from the German, English & American, Irish & Celtic and Scandinavian tradition.
Philip first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #52 in 1941, and 586 babies were given the name in 2024.
Philip is pronounced /ˈfɪlɪp/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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