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Philadelphia

“one who offers sisterly love”

Philadelphia is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “one who offers sisterly love.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

One Greek interpretation is “one who offers sisterly love.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Philadelphia through the years

Babies since 1880
34
0 boys · 34 girls
Most popular year
1984
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024620002025Highest share 19840.0
Philadelphia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1984–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1984.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Philadelphia’s family of names

Philadelphia has a related form in Philly. Philadelphia has a related form in Phillea. Philadelphia has a related form in Phillee.

Walk Philadelphia’s family in the name graph

PhiladelphiaPhillyPhilliPhilliePhilleyPhilleaPhillee

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

See also 4

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

People named Philadelphia

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Philadelphia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Greek

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Ancient Greek

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“bright, shining”

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>99% girls

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Taisa

“one who is bound; the bond”

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Thera

“one who is untamed; wild”

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Ourania

“a heavenly woman”

11Very rare

>99% girls

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Panagiota

“a holy woman”

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>99% girls

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Zenia

“one who is hospitable; welcoming”

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>99% girls

Greek

Ekaterini

Ekaterini is a feminine given name from Greek.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Philadelphia’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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