Filipe
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "lover of horses".
Name Census estimates that about 412 living Americans carry the first name Filipe. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Filipe today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Filipe births was 1992 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Filipe. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Filipe with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
412
~ 1 in 831,928 Americans
Peak year
1992
17 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,070
Tracked since 1975
Census
Filipe in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,527 people with the first name Filipe, which placed it at #9,207 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,207
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,527 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Filipe
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Filipe is White at 58.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.0%) and Black (6.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Filipe described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Filipe at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.5% · 893
- Hispanic or Latino28.0% · 427
- Black or African American6.8% · 104
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 70
- Two or more races2.0% · 31
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Popularity
Filipe: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Filipe from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 105 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Filipe by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Filipe during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Filipes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Filipe, while New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Filipe
The name Filipe has its origins in the Greek language, derived from the Greek name Philippos, which means "lover of horses." It is a variant spelling of the more common English name Philip. The name first appeared in ancient Greek texts and historical records dating back to the 4th century BC.
One of the earliest and most notable figures with this name was Filipe II, also known as Philip II of Macedon, who lived from 382 BC to 336 BC. He was the father of Alexander the Great and played a crucial role in the expansion and consolidation of the Macedonian Empire in ancient Greece.
During the medieval period, the name Filipe gained popularity in Portugal and other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. It was widely used among the Portuguese nobility and royal families. One of the most famous Portuguese kings with this name was Filipe I, who reigned from 1581 to 1598. He was also known as Philip II of Spain, as he inherited both the Portuguese and Spanish crowns.
In the 16th century, the name Filipe appeared in the writings of Portuguese explorer and writer Fernão Mendes Pinto, who chronicled his travels through Asia and the Orient. His work, "Peregrinação" (The Travels of Mendes Pinto), published in 1614, is considered a classic of Portuguese literature.
Another notable figure with the name Filipe was Filipe Neri, an Italian priest and saint who lived from 1515 to 1595. He is known as the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, a religious order dedicated to community life and apostolic works.
In the 20th century, Filipe Duarte, a Portuguese writer and poet, gained recognition for his contributions to Portuguese literature. He was born in 1918 and is best known for his poetry collections, including "A Cidade Invaded" (The Invaded City) and "Os Amantes Inseparáveis" (The Inseparable Lovers).
People
Filipe + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Filipe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Filipe: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Filipe?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 412 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Filipe going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 831,928 US residents.
Is Filipe a common name?
We classify Filipe as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 423 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Filipe most popular?
The single biggest year for Filipe was 1992, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Filipe is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Filipe in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,527 people with the name Filipe, or 0.51 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,207 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Filipe in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Filipe?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Filipe appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,521 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Filipe?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Filipe is White at 58.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.0%) and Black (6.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Filipe most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Filipe in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.5% (893 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Filipe in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Filipe a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Filipe in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Filipe still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Filipe in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Filipe can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Filipe?
Want to know how many Americans are named Filipe? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.