Given name & surname
Filip
“one who loves horses”
In German use, Filip is a variant of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Filip is a variant of Phillip. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves horses.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Danish use, Filip has a related form in Philip. An origin associated with Philip is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, built from Ancient Greek φιλο- (“love”) + ἵππος (“horse”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Filip through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,384
- 2,384 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 127 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #2,952 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,952 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 127 in 2012. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,038 as a first name in 2020; 1,532 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Filip’s family of names
Filip has an affectionate form in Fil(ous)ek. Filip shares a linguistic root with Philip. In German usage, Filip has a related form in Phillip.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Filip has relatives in 26 languages.
30 related names in 26 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 25
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Filip
- Filip VujanovićMontenegrin politicianborn 1954
- Filip KostićSerbian footballerborn 1992
- Filip BradarićCroatian association football playerborn 1992
- Filip ĐuričićSerbian footballerborn 1992
- Filip MladenovićSerbian football playerborn 1991
- Filip HelanderSwedish footballer (born 1993)
- Filip ĐorđevićSerbian footballer (born 1987)
- Filip BandžakCzech opera singerborn 1983
- Filip JíchaCzech handball playerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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