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Philip

in the US

There are 238,852 people with the first name "Philip" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Philip 185
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  1. is 181st most common Carlos
  2. is 182nd most common Justin
  3. is 183rd most common Shannon
  4. is 184th most common Harry
  5. is 185th most common Philip
  6. is 186th most common Jamie
  7. is 187th most common Victor
  8. is 188th most common Phyllis
  9. is 189th most common Dan

Most Common Last Names for Philip

Smith, Johnson, Brown, Jones, Miller, Davis, Williams, Anderson, Martin, Thomas

Meaning & History

(male) From the Greek name Philippos, meaning ‘lover of horses’, from philein ‘to love’ + hippos ‘horse’. This was popular in the classical period and since. It was the name of the father of Alexander the Great. It was also the name of one of Christ's apostles, of a deacon ordained by the apostles after the death of Christ, and of several other early saints. See also Philippa.

Short forms: Phil, Pip.

Cognates: Irish: Pilib. Scottish Gaelic: Filib. German: Philipp. Dutch: Filip. Scandinavian: Filip. French: Philippe. Spanish: Felipe. Catalan: Felip. Portuguese: Filipe. Italian: Filippo. Polish, Czech: Filip. Finnish: Vilppu. Hungarian: Fülöp. Latvian: Filips.

Recent Searches for "Philip" in the US

Since June 2009
64,759

Most Popular Search

Philip Smith (993 searches)
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