Filippo is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Filippo in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Filippo
Filippo has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 404 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #1290 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Filippo is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Filippo
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Filippo per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Filippo in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Filippo has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 404 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1290 in 2021. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Filippo is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Filippo include: Filippo Sorcinelli — Filippo Sorcinelli is an Italian designer, artist, perfumer, and organist.; Filippo Fabbri — Filippo Fabbri is a Sammarinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Italian Serie D club Tropical Coriano and the San Marino...; Filippo Inzaghi — Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker..
Filippo does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Filippos in the wild.
12
UK babies named Filippo (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 404 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Filippo
Likely around 1 other Filippo in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Filippo
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Filippo Fabbri is a Sammarinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Italian Serie D club Tropical Coriano and the San Marino national team.
Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of Serie B club Palermo.
Filippo Grandi is an Italian diplomat and United Nations official, who has served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 2016 to 2025. He previously served as Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Filippo Lippi, also known as Lippo Lippi, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Quattrocento (fifteenth century) and a Carmelite priest. He was an early Renaissance master of a painting workshop, who taught many painters.
Filippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi, commonly known as Filippo Brunelleschi ( BROO-nə-LESK-ee; Italian: [fiˈlippo brunelˈleski]) and also nicknamed Pippo by Leon Battista Alberti, was an Italian architect, designer, goldsmith, and sculptor. He is considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture.
Eduardo De Filippo OMRI, also known mononymously as Eduardo, was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli milionaria. Considered one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, De Filippo was the author of many theatrical dramas staged and directed by himself first and later awarded and played outside Italy.