Filippos is a distinctive choice, ranked #2952 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Filippos in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2952
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About the Name Filippos
Filippos is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1758. The name has climbed 924 places in the last five years â a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2012.
Filippos is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Filippos in their class.
â Famous People Named Filippos
Filippos Tigkas â Filippos Tigkas is a Cypriot-Greek professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for Cypriot League club Keravnos and the Cyprus national team.
Filippos Kasidokostas â Filippos Kasidokostas is a Greek professional three-cushion billiards player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Filippos
Unlikely. With around 7 UK babies named Filippos per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Filippos in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Filippos is declining: down 270 places since 2020, to #2,952 in 2025. It peaked at #1,758 in 2024.
Filippos 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 Filippos include: Filippos Tigkas, Filippos Karampetsos and Filippos Kasidokostas. Short summaries for each appear below.
Filippos does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Filipposs in the wild.
7
UK babies named Filippos (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 270 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Filippos
Almost certainly the only Filippos in the class
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UK Popularity (2012–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Filippos
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Filippos Tigkas is a Cypriot-Greek professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for Cypriot League club Keravnos and the Cyprus national team.