Philipp

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Philip in GB United Kingdom, CA Canada, PH Philippines and 6 more, Filip in PL Poland, CZ Czechia, HR Croatia and 3 more, Phillip in US United States, AU Australia, BR Brazil and 2 more and Philippe in FR France, BE Belgium, ES Spain.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Philipp is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name16K records spelled Philipp4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Switzerland, United States, Spain

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Phïlïpp

• Polish given name6.1K records spelled Philipp10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Croatia, Switzerland, United States

  Languages: Polish, Croatian, Bulgarian

  Also written Пхилипп, Phìlìpp

61 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Philipp is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, from Greek Philippos 'lover of horses'; source of Zappelphilipp

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In German, from Greek philos 'loving' + hippos 'horse'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In German, Patronymischer Familienname zum Rufnamen Philippus < griech. Philippos ('pílos' 'Freund' + 'híppos' 'Pferd'); Belegbasis: 12 Typen/8328 Tokens.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

• In German, Patronymischer Familienname zu Rufname Philipp (< griech. Philippos, 'Pferdefreund').

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

• In German, patronymischer Familienname zu Rufname Philipp; 8328 Belege.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 90 years between 1918–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Novalisb. 1772DEnot in their usual nameGerman poet and writer (1772-1801)
• Ignaz Semmelweisb. 1818HUnot in their usual nameHungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865)
• Philipp Ludwig von Seidelb. 1821DEGerman mathematician, optician and astronomer (1821-1896)
• Wilhelm Liebknechtb. 1826DEnot in their usual nameGerman journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900)
• Ernst Haeckelb. 1834DEnot in their usual nameGerman zoologist (1834-1919)
• Philipp Lenardb. 1862DEGerman physicist (1862–1947)
• Albert Schweitzerb. 1875FRnot in their usual nameFrench-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965)
• Philip Noel-Bakerb. 1889GBnot in their usual nameBritish athlete, politician, Cabinet minister, life peer and Nobel Peace Prize winner (1889–1982)
• Claus Schenk von Stauffenbergb. 1907DEnot in their usual nameGerman aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944)
• Philipp Lahmb. 1983DEGerman association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 392 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Philipp?

We estimate roughly 1.2 million people bear Philipp (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Philipp have the most bearers?

Philipp is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled philip.

Where is Philipp most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Philipp is densest in the Czechia — about 1 in 106 people — even though United Kingdom holds more of our records for it.

How common is Philipp compared with other names?

In the United Kingdom, Philipp is the 49th most common given name of 369,273 given names recorded there.

Is Philipp a male or female name?

Philipp is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Philipp mean?

Recorded meaning: From the male personal name Philip, ultimately from Greek Philippos, literally ‘lover of horses’.