Phillip

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, Philippe in FR France, BE Belgium, ES Spain and Philipp in DE Germany, AT Austria, CH Switzerland.

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 18 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◐

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

• a separate given name75K records spelled Phillip2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada

  Also written Philli-P

• Hindi given name17K records spelled Phillip21 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, South Africa

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Bangla

  Also written Philip, Filip, ফিলিপ, Philippe, Philipp

65 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●

Phillip is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Variant spelling of Philip, in part a reflection of the surname, which is usually spelled Phillips.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A male given name from Ancient Greek.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In German, männl. Vom., englische Nebenform von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• In German, a male given name, a less common variant of Philipp

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

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) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Eduard Mörikeb. 1804DEnot in their usual nameGerman poet (1804–1875)
• Phil Donahueb. 1935USnot in their usual nameAmerican media personality, writer and film producer (1935–2024)
• Phil Spectorb. 1939USnot in their usual nameAmerican record producer (1939–2021)
• Brad Birdb. 1957USnot in their usual nameAmerican film director, animator, screenwriter and producer (born 1957)
• Simon Cowellb. 1959GBnot in their usual nameEnglish television personality, businessman, producer, record executive
• Greg Grunbergb. 1966USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor (born 1966)
• Zakk Wyldeb. 1967USnot in their usual nameAmerican musician
• Phill Lewisb. 1968UGnot in their usual nameAmerican actor, comedian and director (born 1968)
• Brad Delsonb. 1977USnot in their usual nameAmerican guitarist and rock musician
• CM Punkb. 1978USnot in their usual nameAmerican professional wrestler, actor, and retired mixed martial artist

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 · 1,225 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Phillip?

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

In which country does Phillip have the most bearers?

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

Where is Phillip most common?

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

How common is Phillip compared with other names?

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

Is Phillip a male or female name?

Phillip 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 Phillip mean?

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