Filip
Filip was the 2952nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1340th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,015 places. More babies were named Filip in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Philip) fond of horses · Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #2,952 boys, down 757 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,384babies recorded
What does the name Filip mean?
Filip is a spelling of Philip, pronounced the same way, so it shares Philip's meaning and origin.
Philip comes from Greek Philippos, "fond of horses", from philos, "loving", and hippos, "horse". DMNES and Wiktionary give this, and DMNES lists the apostle Philip, kings of Macedon (including the father of Alexander the Great), and many kings of France. The Random House dictionary notes both the apostle and the evangelist Philip of Acts.
φίλος (Ancient Greek, “loving, dear”)ἵππος (Ancient Greek, “horse”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Phillip, Felipe, Philippa, Phil.
See also: Greek names, names that mean love, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Philip', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Philip', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Philip', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Filip popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,952 | 42 |
| 2020 | #2,195 | 63 |
| 2010 | #1,588 | 99 |
| 2000 | #2,029 | 50 |
| 1990 | #5,519 | 9 |
| 1980 | #5,760 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Filip, counting every spelling?
Filip is a spelling of Philip, a name family that ranked #334 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,952 for Filip on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,046 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip | 568 | #528 | 3,055 |
| Phillip | 425 | #651 | 2,406 |
| Filip | 42 | #2,952 | 277 |
| Philipp | 5 | #13,403 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Filip?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Filip (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Filip born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Filip.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Filip?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Filip are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Filip mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Filip by state
How common Filip was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (9.6×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Filip: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Filip, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Filip
What does Filip mean?
Filip is a spelling of Philip, which means “fond of horses” (Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Filip?
Filip was the 2952nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1340th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,015 places. More babies were named Filip in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Filip a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Filip in the US.
Where is Filip most popular?
In 2021–2025, Filip was most common in Illinois (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and New York.