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Philippa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Philippa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Philippa: Recorded since 1956, it reached #69 in 1978, and it stood at #337 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #150 to #429.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#150#429
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#150
1997#167
1998#177
1999#195
2000#215
2001#254
2002#245
2003#299
2004#323
2005#305
2006#297
2007#390
2008#373
2009#394
2010#394
2011#292
2012#306
2013#306
2014#336
2015#316
2016#333
2017#340
2018#350
2019#336
2020#365
2021#336
2022#351
2023#429
2024#377
2025#337

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 47 of the 58 years from 1968 to 2025.

In 2025: #337 among girls in England and Wales, #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1956–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #86 among girls in New Zealand in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1956–1986

    Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1978 (recorded 1956–1986).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #337 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in New Zealand in 1978.

Philippa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#337128HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#377114HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#42995HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#351122HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#336141HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#365121HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#336135HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#350136HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#340140HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#333149HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#316148HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#336136HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#306152HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#306157HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#292168HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#394113HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#394107HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#373119HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#390106HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#297151HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#305137HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#323123HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#299132HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#245163HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#254155HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#215195HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#195228HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#177244HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#167270HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#150289HighVerified
1986New Zealandfemale#9254HighVerified
1985New Zealandfemale#9849HighVerified
1982New Zealandfemale#8855HighVerified
1980New Zealandfemale#7965HighVerified
1979New Zealandfemale#8463HighVerified
1978New Zealandfemale#6970HighVerified
1977New Zealandfemale#9557HighVerified
1976New Zealandfemale#8066HighVerified
1974New Zealandfemale#9663HighVerified
1973New Zealandfemale#7287HighVerified
1972New Zealandfemale#9269HighVerified
1971New Zealandfemale#9375HighVerified
1970New Zealandfemale#8383HighVerified
1969New Zealandfemale#9570HighVerified
1968New Zealandfemale#8976HighVerified
1967New Zealandfemale#9269HighVerified
1961New Zealandfemale#9876HighVerified
1959New Zealandfemale#9372HighVerified
1958New Zealandfemale#9571HighVerified
1956New Zealandfemale#8669HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2846HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3644HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2864HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#2485HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#3443HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#7274HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#6345HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#5866HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#4448HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#4578HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#4309HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#4629HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#5607HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#43710HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#6415HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#4647HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4435HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#4964HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4295HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#4115HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4155HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#3657HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#30310HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#30010HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4075HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#4175HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4225HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4215HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#4145HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#29811HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#3996HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4235HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4834HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#4674HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#5183HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#5033HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#4284HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#4494HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#4433HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#4013HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#5415HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Philippa is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Philippa, between 1956 and 2025, in 62 of those 70 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1956–198620#69 in 1978
Republic of Ireland1968–202547#298 in 1983
England and Wales1996–202530#150 in 1996
Northern Ireland1999–201810#248 in 2000
Scotland20241#541 in 2024

Its high point came 46 years earlier in New Zealand (1978) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1961; it appears again in 1967.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in New Zealand in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.