girl's name
Filippa
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 276
Ireland
#977
2025 births
Filippa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Filippa is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Filippa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 |
| 1920s | 35 |
| 2010s | 53 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 40 |
How popular is Filippa?
In 2025, Filippa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Filippa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Filippa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Filippa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Filippa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Filippa in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Filippa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Filippa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Filippa
How popular is the name Filippa?
In 2025, Filippa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Filippa a girl's or a boy's name?
Filippa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Filippa most popular?
Filippa peaked in 2020, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Filippa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Filippa currently ranks #977 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.