Filippos is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Filippos in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
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 — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2012.
Filippos 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 Filippos
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Filippos per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Filippos in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Filippos is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 924 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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 Karampetsos — Filippos Karampetsos is a Greek water polo goalkeeper.; Filippos Kasidokostas — Filippos Kasidokostas is a Greek professional three-cushion billiards player..
Filippos does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Filipposs in the wild.
14
UK babies named Filippos (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 924 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Filippos
Likely around 1 other Filippos in the class
UK Popularity (2012–2024)
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.
Filippos Karampetsos is a Greek water polo goalkeeper. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Greece men's national water polo team in the men's event.
Filippos Pliatsikas (Greek: Φίλιππος Πλιάτσικας) is a Greek musician, composer and lyricist. He was the main composer, lyricist, and lead singer of the Entekhno rock group Pyx Lax (Πυξ Λαξ) and now a solo artist.
Filippos Kalogiannidis is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He is a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall point guard.