Meaning of the nameFilipe
- Male
- Greek origin
- Fi-li-pe
- Biblical name
Filipe is a spelling of the name Felipe, which means “friend of horses”.
Meaning
“friend of horses”
Meaning of the name Felipe, of which Filipe is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Felipe · Wiktionary: Filipe · Behind the Name: Philip
- People (2022)
- 55,537
- Rank in Brazil
- #527
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 61,732
- people
Filipe in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Filipe, 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 (19,385 people).
363 women 55,174 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 Filipe is most common
States with the highest share of people named Filipe in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.066%
- Espírito Santo 0.060%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.044%
- Minas Gerais 0.042%
- Bahia 0.037%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 8,696 | 0.042% |
| São Paulo | 8,426 | 0.019% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,062 | 0.044% |
| Bahia | 5,224 | 0.037% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,639 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 2,963 | 0.033% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,310 | 0.060% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,279 | 0.030% |
| Goiás | 2,158 | 0.031% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,845 | 0.066% |
| Maranhão | 1,605 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 1,366 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 1,317 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,126 | 0.014% |
| Paraíba | 1,106 | 0.028% |
| Amazonas | 828 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 585 | 0.019% |
| Sergipe | 503 | 0.023% |
| Piauí | 500 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 434 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 410 | 0.027% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 344 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 330 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 175 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 129 | 0.020% |
| Amapá | 125 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Filipe
The spelling with I in the first syllable, the form Wiktionary takes as the basis of Felipe; proportionally, it is most common in the Distrito Federal.
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.
Other spellings of Felipe
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 Filipe
What does the name Filipe mean?
Filipe means “friend of horses”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Felipe, of which Filipe is a spelling.
How many people are named Filipe in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 55,537 people with the first name Filipe, which ranks it number 527 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Filipe a boy's or a girl's name?
Filipe is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 363 women and 55,174 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Filipe?
Filipe is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Filipe most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.066% of the state's population is named Filipe (1,845 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Filipe?
Felipe, Fellipe, Phelipe, Felippe, Philipe and Philippe and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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