Philip
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Filip.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Philip (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Philip has been fairly steady 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 | 465 |
| 1999 | 454 |
| 2000 | 409 |
| 2001 | 368 |
| 2002 | 316 |
| 2003 | 341 |
| 2004 | 374 |
| 2005 | 265 |
| 2006 | 271 |
| 2007 | 229 |
| 2008 | 226 |
| 2009 | 204 |
| 2010 | 205 |
| 2011 | 183 |
| 2012 | 223 |
| 2013 | 220 |
| 2014 | 184 |
| 2015 | 203 |
| 2016 | 205 |
| 2017 | 182 |
| 2018 | 183 |
| 2019 | 202 |
| 2020 | 192 |
| 2021 | 170 |
| 2022 | 127 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,709 |
| 2000 | 7,141 |
| 2001 | 7,527 |
| 2002 | 7,855 |
| 2003 | 8,232 |
| 2004 | 8,614 |
| 2005 | 8,861 |
| 2006 | 9,121 |
| 2007 | 9,367 |
| 2008 | 9,626 |
| 2009 | 9,848 |
| 2010 | 10,031 |
| 2011 | 10,202 |
| 2012 | 10,413 |
| 2013 | 10,652 |
| 2014 | 10,874 |
| 2015 | 11,078 |
| 2016 | 11,297 |
| 2017 | 11,497 |
| 2018 | 11,697 |
| 2019 | 11,898 |
| 2020 | 12,090 |
Philip in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Philip.Hi! My name is Philip.
- Philip ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Philip called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Philip i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Philip this afternoon.
- Philips mamma är lärare.Philip's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Philips mamma is Philip's mum.
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Questions about Philip
How do you pronounce Philip in Swedish?
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What does the name Philip mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Filip.
How popular is Philip in Sweden?
127 babies were named Philip in 2022. In 2020, 12,090 people in Sweden had Philip as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady 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.