Philippa

Meaning and origin of Philippa

Popularity of Philippa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Philippa has been rising fast (+18.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Philippa every 51 schools, all spellings combined.

Philippa in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  380^th girls’ name337 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,278−1.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  561^st girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,884

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  620^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  195 babies in 3 years1 girl in 24,780+2.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,947^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,750

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Filippa10
• Filipa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Philippa

• Pénélope
• Hélia
• Mélyna
• Alexie
• Elissa
• Délia
• Sofya
• Maïly
• Zoey
• Calypso
• Eulalie
• Mélanie

See also

• →French names of Greek origin