NameTides

Philippa

Philippa was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #337 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Philippa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Philippa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesIrelandScotlandCanadaUS
Philippa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,778 (61)#337 (128)#632 (4)—#544 (6)#2,282 (9)
2024#2,607 (67)#377 (114)#541 (5)—#631 (5)#2,259 (9)
2023#2,614 (67)#429 (95)#540 (5)—#727 (4)#1,312 (18)
2022#2,425 (75)#351 (122)#531 (5)—#634 (5)#1,854 (11)
2021#2,608 (66)#336 (141)#485 (6)—#586 (6)#1,454 (16)
2020#2,779 (59)#365 (121)#399 (8)—#444 (8)#1,758 (12)
2019#3,172 (50)#336 (135)#650 (4)—#457 (8)#3,266 (5)
2018#2,584 (67)#350 (136)#449 (7)#434 (3)#734 (4)#2,892 (6)
2017#2,464 (73)#340 (140)#666 (4)—#430 (9)#1,673 (13)
2016#2,463 (74)#333 (149)#585 (5)#440 (3)#661 (5)#1,533 (15)
2015#2,846 (61)#316 (148)#566 (5)—#462 (9)#1,874 (11)
2014#2,683 (65)#336 (136)#365 (10)—#661 (5)#1,681 (13)
2013#3,573 (43)#306 (152)#564 (5)#284 (6)—#1,432 (16)
2012#3,213 (51)#306 (157)#426 (8)—#560 (7)#1,350 (18)
2011#3,132 (53)#292 (168)#515 (6)—#437 (10)#983 (26)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #2,425.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Philippa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Philippa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Philippa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PhilippaCanadaGirls#2,2829
PhilippaEngland & WalesGirls#337128
PhilippaIrelandGirls#5446
PhilippaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PhilippaScotlandGirls#6324
PhilippaUSGirls#2,77861