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Philippa

Girl's name · #2808 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Philippa reached its best rank, #2016, in 1918 and ranked #2808 in 2025. About 1,800 girls have carried it since 1910.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#243 in Austria (2025) · #256 in Belgium (2025) · #337 in England & Wales (2025) · #477 in Netherlands (2025) · #534 in Switzerland (2025) · #544 in Ireland (2025) · #604 in Sweden (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #656 in France (2025) · #2,282 in Canada (2025) · #4,468 in Italy (2022) · #434 in N. Ireland (2018) and 3 more.

Famous Philippas

• Philippa of Hainault — Queen of England from 1328 to 1369 (1310–1369)
• Philippa of Lancaster — Queen of Portugal from 1387 to 1415 (1360–1415)
• Philippa Foot — English philosopher (1920–2010)
• Philippa of England — Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1406 to 1430 (1394–1430)
• Philippa Gregory — English novelist (born 1954)

In stories & tradition

• Philippa Georgiou — Character in the Star Trek franchise
• Philippa Eilhart^pl — Fictional sorceress from the Witcher series

What Philippas become

Among 164 notable people named Philippa:

Entertainers appear 1.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Philippa Boyens, New Zealand screenwriter (born 1962 or 1963).

Spellings & nicknames

About 94 girls a year are given Pippa as their full name.

Similar names: Pippa · Adelyne · Philomena · Olympia · Italia · Noella

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