MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Philip mean?
Greek Philippos combines philos, loving, with hippos, horse. Philip is also the name of an apostle in the New Testament, which helped spread it across languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़िलिप
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Philip in Indian usage
9,838 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 219 records (2.2%).
- Recorded as male: 9,619 records (97.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,148 |
| 1950s | 1,971 |
| 1960s | 2,181 |
| 1970s | 1,623 |
| 1980s | 1,441 |
| 1990s | 1,003 |
| Other decades | 471 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 5,803 |
| Jharkhand | 923 |
| Meghalaya | 551 |
| Assam | 467 |
| Goa | 287 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 279 |
| Maharashtra | 240 |
| Manipur | 213 |
| Nagaland | 156 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 126 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 105 |
| Other states | 688 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Philip / M | 71 | 549 |
| Scotland | Philip / M | 5 | 560 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Philip ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Philip; Table_6, C558 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Philip; Table_6, C558
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Philip; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Philip; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy