Felipe

Meaning: Lover of horses
Origin: Greek — Portuguese/Spanish form of Philip

Boy's name · #955 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Felipe reached its best rank, #373, in 1981 and ranked #955 in 2025. Roughly 32,000 boys have been named Felipe since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#11 in Argentina (2025, through 1 Dec 2025) · #169 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #186 in Ecuador (2025) · #235 in Mexico (2024) · #612 in Poland (2025) · #788 in Italy (2024) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #910 in Switzerland (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,069 in Austria (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #2,095 in Canada (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Felipes

Felipe VI of Spain — King of Spain since 2014 (born 1968)
Felipe Calderón — President of Mexico from 2006 to 2012 (born 1962)
Felipe Massa — Brazilian racing driver (born 1981)
Felipe González — Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 (born 1942)
Felipe Melo — Brazilian footballer (born 1983)
Felipe Anderson — Brazilian footballer (born 1993)
Felipe Nasr — Brazilian racing driver (born 1992)
Felipe Caicedo — Ecuadorian footballer (born 1988)
Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro — Brazilian footballer (born 1989)
Felipe Baloy — Panamanian footballer (born 1981)

In stories & tradition

Felipe — Operatic character in the opera La Loca by Gian Carlo Menotti; Fernando, Carlos

What Felipes become

Among 1,593 notable people named Felipe:

Military figures appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Felipe Ángeles, Mexican general and revolutionary (1868 or 1869–1919).

Similar names: Phillip · Ramiro · Felix · Agustin · Enrique · Jaime

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