Philopateer
Derived from Greek roots meaning "lover of the fatherland".
Name Census estimates that about 151 living Americans carry the first name Philopateer. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Philopateer today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Philopateer births was 2012 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Philopateer. 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.
People living today
151
~ 1 in 2,269,896 Americans
Peak year
2012
15 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,374
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Philopateer: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Philopateer from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 104 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Philopateer remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Philopateer 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 Philopateer during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Philopateers live
Origin
Meaning and history of Philopateer
The name Philopateer has its roots in ancient Greek language and culture, originating sometime around the 3rd century BC. It is derived from the Greek words "philos" meaning "beloved" and "patēr" meaning "father". The name can be translated as "beloved of the father" or "father-loving".
Philopateer was a title used by some of the Ptolemaic rulers of ancient Egypt, who were of Greek descent. The most notable bearer of this name was Ptolemy VIII Philopateer, who ruled Egypt from 170 BC to 163 BC and again from 145 BC to 116 BC. He was also known as Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II or Ptolemy VIII Philometor Soter II.
The name Philopateer is mentioned in various ancient Greek and Egyptian texts, including the Rosetta Stone, which was inscribed with a decree from 196 BC during the reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes. This famous stone slab contains inscriptions in three different scripts: ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and ancient Greek.
Another historical figure who bore the name Philopateer was Seleucus IV Philopator, who ruled the Seleucid Empire from 187 BC to 175 BC. He was the son of Antiochus III the Great and was given the additional epithet "Philopator" meaning "beloved of his father".
In the 1st century BC, there was a Roman poet and grammarian named Philopatris, whose works are now lost. He is sometimes referred to as Philopateer or Philopatris Philopateer.
During the Renaissance period, the name Philopateer was occasionally used by European scholars and writers as a pseudonym or pen name. One notable example is the Italian humanist and philosopher Gian Francesco Pico della Mirandola (1469-1533), who published some of his works under the name Philopatrius Philopateer.
Throughout history, the name Philopateer has been relatively uncommon, but it has appeared sporadically in various contexts, often associated with figures who had a strong connection or dedication to their fathers or to the concept of fatherhood.
People
Philopateer + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Philopateer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Philopateer: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philopateer?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 151 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Philopateer 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 2,269,896 US residents.
Is Philopateer a common name?
We classify Philopateer as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 152 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Philopateer most popular?
The single biggest year for Philopateer was 2012, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Philopateer is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Philopateer a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Philopateer 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.
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.