boy's name
Jean-Philippe
zhahn fee-LEEP
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 13
- Births on record 48,567
Jean-Philippe means God is gracious and lover of horses, and the second half is aristocratic by design — owning horses marked a Greek man as wealthy enough to fight mounted. Most compounds pair one clear element with an unsettled one.
- Jean-Philippe is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1966, when 1,995 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1913.
Jean-Philippe over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1930s | 80 |
| 1940s | 710 |
| 1950s | 4,435 |
| 1960s | 16,355 |
| 1970s | 14,075 |
| 1980s | 7,675 |
| 1990s | 2,180 |
| 2000s | 420 |
| 2010s | 75 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 15 |
What Jean-Philippe means
Jean-Philippe joins God is gracious to lover of horses. Both halves are transparent, which is unusual for a compound name — most pair one clear element with an unsettled one.
Where Jean-Philippe comes from
Jean-Philippe compounds Jean, the French John from the Hebrew Yochanan, with Philippe, the Greek Philippos — philos, loving, joined to hippos, a horse. Horse names marked the Greek aristocracy, since only the wealthy could keep cavalry mounts, and the same hippos gives hippopotamus, the river horse. Philip II of Macedon, Alexander's father, is the best-known bearer. The hyphenated pattern belongs to mid twentieth-century France.
Jean-Philippe in use
Jean-Philippe peaked in France in 1966, when 1,995 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in none of the six markets we track in the most recent year, despite 46,073 lifetime births. Every recorded birth is French, and our records carry the name from 1913.
How popular is Jean-Philippe?
In 2022, Jean-Philippe was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Jean-Philippe is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Jean-Philippe is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanphilippe | Jeanphilippe is Jean-Philippe written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #11,294. | 33 |
Names that peaked alongside Jean-Philippe
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jean-Philippe also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Philippe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Jean-Philippe 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.
- Dutch
- Jean
- French
- Jean Philippe Jean-Pierre
Sibling names for Jean-Philippe
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Philippe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jean-Philippe
What does Jean-Philippe mean?
God is gracious, and lover of horses.
Why were horse names aristocratic?
Only the wealthy could keep cavalry mounts, so the name marked class.
Is hippopotamus related?
Yes — the river horse, from the same hippos.
Where is the name used?
France, exclusively. Every recorded birth is French.
Is Jean-Philippe a girl's or a boy's name?
Jean-Philippe is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jean-Philippe most popular?
Jean-Philippe peaked in 1966, when 1,995 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.