Philippa Name Popularity

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How popular is Philippa?

In 2018 the rare name Philippa, ranked the 2,587th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Philippa would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,016 in 1918.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2016 with 74 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Philippa in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1973.

Philippa, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1915-1918, and 2007-2014.

Philippa's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Philippa has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Philippa?

Philippa's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Philippa is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Philippa (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		67	2,587
2017		72	2,497
2016		74	2,470
2015		61	2,874
2014		65	2,706
2013		43	3,617
2012		51	3,248
2011		53	3,163
2010		25	5,550
2009		18	7,268
2008		17	7,656
2007		11	10,640
2006		17	7,404
2005		12	9,308
2004		15	7,736
2003		10	10,243
2002		16	6,958
2001		9	10,794
2000		8	11,516
1999		15	6,754
1998		10	9,103
1997		14	6,729
1996		6	13,031
1995		10	8,565
1994		13	6,975
1993		11	7,916
1992		7	11,368
1991		7	11,155
1990		11	7,714
1989		9	8,546
1988		23	3,988
1987		12	6,220
1986		7	9,282
1985		12	5,937
1984		6	9,992
1983		10	6,570
1982		8	7,996
1981		10	6,671
1980		7	8,787
1979		6	9,839
1978		6	9,386
1977		8	7,359
1976		5	10,417
1975		8	6,951
1974		8	6,686
1973		< 5	--
1972		6	7,953
1971		9	5,868
1970		5	8,935
1969		11	4,648
1968		< 5	--
1967		10	4,531
1966		14	3,494
1965		13	3,684
1964		15	3,473
1963		16	3,289
1962		10	4,467
1961		12	3,948
1960		13	3,642
1959		11	3,976
1958		10	4,123
1957		12	3,629
1956		5	6,659
1955		14	3,194
1954		7	5,026
1953		14	3,064
1952		12	3,339
1951		7	4,715
1950		9	3,884
1949		6	5,112
1948		19	2,316
1947		9	3,941
1946		9	3,613
1945		6	4,428
1944		9	3,318
1943		< 5	--
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		6	4,240
1939		< 5	--
1938		7	3,768
1937		6	4,165
1936		9	3,048
1935		7	3,676
1934		9	3,101
1933		9	3,064
1932		6	4,313
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1930		< 5	--
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1928		6	4,603
1927		7	4,193
1926		< 5	--
1925		8	3,953
1924		8	3,928
1923		5	5,544
1922		9	3,603
1921		15	2,479
1920		11	3,058
1919		8	3,735
1918		19	2,016
1917		11	2,838
1916		6	4,294
1915		5	4,817
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1910		5	2,712
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.