How Many People Are Named Felipe?
An estimated 26,841 people in the United States have the first name Felipe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Felipe peaked in popularity in 1993 with 606 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felipe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Felipe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Felipe is overwhelmingly male, 133 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
26,841
About 1 in 12,770 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
606 births
Total Registered
31,710
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felipe
Felipe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 31,710 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Felipe as a male name
Ranked #924 in 2024
250 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (602 births)
Felipe as a female name
Ranked #18,542 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1993 (12 births)
Felipe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felipe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,588 babies were registered. Felipe has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Felipe by Decade
How has Felipe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 73 | 73 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 141 | 141 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 520 | 520 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 1,204 | 1,199 | 5 | |
| 1930s | 1,066 | 1,066 | 0 | |
| 1940s | 1,329 | 1,329 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 1,849 | 1,849 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 2,303 | 2,285 | 18 | |
| 1970s | 3,317 | 3,305 | 12 | |
| 1980s | 4,295 | 4,240 | 55 | |
| 1990s | 5,394 | 5,356 | 38 | |
| 2000s | 5,588 | 5,583 | 5 | |
| 2010s | 3,254 | 3,254 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,332 | 1,332 | 0 | |
Felipe by State
Birth registrations for Felipe span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Minnesota, Arkansas. On average, about 778 Felipes were registered per state.
Felipe + Last Name Combinations
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Felipe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felipe?
We estimate approximately 26,841 people named Felipe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,770 Americans share this first name.
Is Felipe a common name?
Felipe is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31,710 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felipe most popular?
Felipe reached peak popularity in 1993, when 606 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felipe is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felipe a male name?
Felipe is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felipe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felipe Smith, Felipe Johnson, Felipe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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