Boy
Phillip
As a boy's name, Phillip traces back to Greek, where it is understood to mean "Lover of horses". It is not as common as it was in the 1950s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 1960.
GreekLover of horses
GreekVariant of Philip
Also spelled: Philip
Births by decade
1900s
1,161
1910s
5,146
1920s
9,595
1930s
16,600
1940s
37,071
1950s
52,626
1960s
50,631
1970s
40,137
1980s
46,019
1990s
28,024
2000s
13,473
2010s
6,367
Peaked in the 1950s · 306,850 total U.S. births since 1900