Given name

Philippina

Philippina is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Philippina isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Philippina through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1898
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Philippina in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1898–2025, 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 1898. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

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

Philippina’s family of names

Philippina shares a linguistic root with Philippine. Philippina has a related form in Philipina. Philippina has a related form in Phillip(p)ina.

Walk Philippina’s family in the name graph

PhilippinaPhilipinaPhillip(p)inaPhilippineFilippina

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

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

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

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

Similar names

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

Native American · Place names

Iowa

“of the lowa tribe; from the state of lowa”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Texanna

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>99% girls

 

Arrena

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>99% girls

 

Icia

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>99% girls

 

Ednah

“one who brings pleasure; a delight”

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>99% girls

 

Malisia

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>99% girls

Mythological

Luvinia

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>99% girls

 

Izena

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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