How Many People Are Named Philippa?
An estimated 1,481 people in the United States have the first name Philippa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Philippa peaked in popularity in 2022 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philippa 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 Philippa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,481
About 1 in 231,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2022
75 births
Total Registered
1,753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philippa
Philippa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,753 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Philippa as a female name
Ranked #2,641 in 2024
66 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (75 births)
Philippa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philippa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 562 babies were registered. While Philippa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Philippa by Decade
How has Philippa 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.
Philippa by State
Birth registrations for Philippa span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Virginia. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 30 Philippas were registered per state.
Philippa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philippa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Philippa
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Philippa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philippa?
We estimate approximately 1,481 people named Philippa 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 231,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Philippa a common name?
Philippa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philippa most popular?
Philippa reached peak popularity in 2022, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philippa is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philippa a female name?
Philippa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philippa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philippa Smith, Philippa Johnson, Philippa 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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