Meaning of the nameFelipe

Felipe is a male name of Greek origin, from the name Phílippos, which Behind the Name translates as 'friend of horses', from 'friend' and 'horse'.

Meaning

“friend of horses”

Source: Wiktionary: Felipe · Wiktionary: Filipe · Behind the Name: Philip

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People (2022): 676,680
Rank in Brazil: #20
Median age: 22 years
2010 Census: 621,460; people

Felipe in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Felipe, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (219,625 people).

4,648 women 672,032 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Felipe is most common

States with the highest share of people named Felipe in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	202,222	0.455%
Rio de Janeiro	63,384	0.395%
Minas Gerais	60,861	0.296%
Paraná	44,736	0.391%
Rio Grande do Sul	39,811	0.366%
Bahia	35,481	0.251%
Santa Catarina	27,682	0.364%
Pernambuco	21,469	0.237%
Pará	21,449	0.264%
Goiás	20,356	0.289%
Ceará	20,042	0.228%
Maranhão	13,306	0.196%
Amazonas	11,615	0.295%
Espírito Santo	11,565	0.302%
Distrito Federal	11,511	0.409%
Mato Grosso	10,934	0.299%
Paraíba	10,134	0.255%
Mato Grosso do Sul	9,198	0.334%
Rio Grande do Norte	8,707	0.264%
Alagoas	7,065	0.226%
Piauí	6,410	0.196%
Sergipe	5,060	0.229%
Rondônia	4,262	0.270%
Tocantins	3,606	0.239%
Amapá	2,141	0.292%
Acre	2,060	0.248%
Roraima	1,613	0.253%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Felipe

Wiktionary derives Felipe and Filipe from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), 'fond of horses', from φιλέω ('to love') and ἵππος ('horse'); Behind the Name translates it as 'friend of horses', from φίλος ('friend') and ἵππος. It is also the name of the apostle Philip in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 676,680 people named Felipe, the largest group born in the 1990s. Wiktionary describes Felipe as the Brazilian variant of Filipe; the other spellings, with PH, LL or PP, are forms of the same name.

The most common spelling in the group, with E in the first syllable; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Other spellings of Felipe

Spelling	People (2022)
Felipe	676,680
Filipe	55,537
Fellipe	7,439
Phelipe	5,751
Felippe	4,234
Philipe	3,533
Philippe	1,653
Fillipe	1,629

Sources

Wiktionary: Felipe · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Filipe · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Philip · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Philippe · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Felipe

What does the name Felipe mean?

Felipe means “friend of horses”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Felipe in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 676,680 people with the first name Felipe, which ranks it number 20 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Felipe a boy's or a girl's name?

Felipe is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 4,648 women and 672,032 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Felipe?

Felipe is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Felipe most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.455% of the state's population is named Felipe (202,222 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Felipe?

Filipe, Fellipe, Phelipe, Felippe, Philipe and Philippe and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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