Filip
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip. Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1581 as Philip.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Filip (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Filip has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 830 |
| 1999 | 780 |
| 2000 | 736 |
| 2001 | 731 |
| 2002 | 757 |
| 2003 | 784 |
| 2004 | 809 |
| 2005 | 744 |
| 2006 | 704 |
| 2007 | 627 |
| 2008 | 549 |
| 2009 | 497 |
| 2010 | 472 |
| 2011 | 423 |
| 2012 | 444 |
| 2013 | 423 |
| 2014 | 367 |
| 2015 | 312 |
| 2016 | 352 |
| 2017 | 285 |
| 2018 | 284 |
| 2019 | 261 |
| 2020 | 233 |
| 2021 | 216 |
| 2022 | 185 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,210 |
| 2000 | 9,907 |
| 2001 | 10,651 |
| 2002 | 11,407 |
| 2003 | 12,193 |
| 2004 | 12,990 |
| 2005 | 13,700 |
| 2006 | 14,410 |
| 2007 | 15,042 |
| 2008 | 15,628 |
| 2009 | 16,133 |
| 2010 | 16,590 |
| 2011 | 17,022 |
| 2012 | 17,480 |
| 2013 | 17,906 |
| 2014 | 18,322 |
| 2015 | 18,654 |
| 2016 | 19,044 |
| 2017 | 19,352 |
| 2018 | 19,657 |
| 2019 | 19,912 |
| 2020 | 20,135 |
Filip in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Filip.Hi! My name is Filip.
- Filip bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Filip lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Filip kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Filip is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Filips mamma är lärare.Filip's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Filips mamma is Filip's mum.
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Questions about Filip
How do you pronounce Filip in Swedish?
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What does the name Filip mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip. Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1581 as Philip.
How popular is Filip in Sweden?
185 babies were named Filip in 2022. In 2020, 20,135 people in Sweden had Filip as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.