Felipe

Meaning: Friend of horses
Origin: Portuguese/Spanish (from Greek via Spanish)

Boy's name · #955 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Felipe reached its best rank, #373, in 1981 and ranked #955 in 2025. Roughly 32,000 boys have been named Felipe since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#11 in Argentina (2025) · #169 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #186 in Ecuador (2025) · #263 in Mexico (2024) · #910 in Switzerland (2025) · #911 in Ireland (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,069 in Austria (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #2,195 in Canada (2024).

Famous Felipes

Felipe VI of Spain — Spanish monarch (born 1968)
Felipe Calderón — 63th President of Mexico
Felipe Massa — Brazilian race car driver
Felipe González — Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996
Felipe Melo — Brazilian association football player

In stories & tradition

Felipe — La Loca (musical stage work)

What Felipes become

Among 1,593 notable people named Felipe:

Military figures appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Felipe Ángeles, Mexican military officer.

Similar names: Ramiro · Felix · Gustavo · Enrique · Jaime · Fernando

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