Filip comes from the Greek / Slavic tradition, meaning Lover of horses, horse friend.
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How popular is Filip?
2012peak year
Filip first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1953. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2012, 127 babies received the name (ranked #1340). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2116), with roughly 70 babies named Filip each year. Filip has been declining in recent years. In total, around 2,341 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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