Philippa
Girl8 letters
#544
in Ireland (2025)
#528 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#298
best rank (1983)
256
babies since 1968
Down 64
10-year rank change
Philippa through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #528 |
| 2024 | 5 | #618 |
| 2023 | 4 | #708 |
| 2022 | 5 | #627 |
| 2021 | 6 | #571 |
| 2020 | 8 | #437 |
| 2019 | 8 | #456 |
| 2018 | 4 | #715 |
| 2017 | 9 | #432 |
| 2016 | 5 | #663 |
| 2015 | 9 | #464 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2012 | 7 | #562 |
| 2011 | 10 | #442 |
| 2010 | 5 | #666 |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2008 | 5 | #667 |
| 2006 | 7 | #465 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2000 | 3 | #536 |
| 1998 | 3 | #499 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | 5 | #429 |
| 1995 | 3 | #516 |
| 1994 | 5 | #411 |
| 1993 | 5 | #415 |
| 1991 | 7 | #365 |
| 1990 | 10 | #303 |
| 1989 | 10 | #300 |
| 1988 | 5 | #407 |
| 1987 | 5 | #417 |
| 1986 | 5 | #422 |
| 1985 | 5 | #421 |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | 11 | #298 |
| 1982 | 6 | #399 |
| 1981 | 5 | #423 |
| 1980 | 4 | #483 |
| 1979 | 4 | #467 |
| 1977 | 3 | #518 |
| 1976 | 3 | #497 |
| 1975 | 3 | #503 |
| 1974 | 4 | #428 |
| 1973 | 4 | #449 |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 |
| 1968 | 3 | #401 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Philippa yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Philippa | 6 | 256 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #248 (2000); 37 babies since 1999.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.