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Filip

Male#27 most common in Croatia19,040 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Lover of horses
Origin:
Greek

About the name Filip

From Greek 'lover of horses'. St. Philip the Apostle is its patron; the name has long been used across Croatia and Europe.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
May 3 (sv. Filip i Jakov)

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 168 births · #28 that year
Position on the annual list
Filip — Position on the annual list#6#10#15#19#24#2820152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

19,040 people in Croatia are called Filip, according to the 2021 census. That is #27 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Filip is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

BiblicalClassicReligiousInternationalPopular

Notable people called Filip

  • Filip HrgovićHeavyweight boxer

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.