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How popular is the name Pip?
Births per year, rank history and how many Pips are alive today.
Pip (male) is a shortened form of the name Philip (and sometimes of Phillip). Although Pip itself was given to 9 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2440th as a registered name), most Pips are registered as Philip, which ranked 549th in 2025 with 71 babies.
Most people called Pip are registered as Philip, and share that name's profile: the Philip you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Philips born in England and Wales are between 49 and 69, and there are at least 190,000 of them alive today. Only some Philips go by Pip.
How many babies are named Pip or Philip each year?
Combined registrations of Philip, Pip. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Philip rank as a registered name?
Where does Pip rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Pip short for Philip?
Yes - Pip is a shortened form of Philip. It is also used for Phillip. Pips are usually registered as Philip at birth.
When was the name Pip most popular?
The full name Philip peaked in 1964, when around 6,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Pip itself peaked as a registered name in 2023, with 18 babies.
How many people are called Pip?
There's no official count of people who go by Pip, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 190,000 people registered as Philip born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Pip.
How old is the typical Pip?
Most people called Pip are registered as Philip. Most living Philips are between 49 and 69; the most common age is about 62.
Is Pip becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.