Philippa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “lover of horses.” In 2024 it was given to 66 girls in the United States.
Philippa belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “lover of horses” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Philippa first appears in Social Security records in 1910. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2016 in 1918, and in 2024 66 babies received the name — 1,753 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Philippa means “lover of horses” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Philippa is a girl name. In 2024, 66 babies received the name in the US.
Philippa comes from the Greek tradition.
Philippa first appears in US records in 1910. Its best-ever ranking was #2016 in 1918, and 66 babies were given the name in 2024.
Philippa is pronounced /ˈfɪ.lɪ.pə/ (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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