Felipe

feh-LEEP-ay; feh-LEE-peh; feh-LEE-pee

Spanish variation of Philip, Greek

"lover of horses"

Felipe Origin and Meaning

The name Felipe is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "lover of horses".

A royal name in Spain, Felipe could make a lively alternative to the English sounding Philip. It has ranked on the US Top 1000 almost every year since the beginning of the twentieth century, but has never risen above the Top 300, making it a familiar without being overused.

Popular in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, it is in the latter half of the US Top 1000, given to around 270 boys in 2023, while Phillip and Philip are given to three times as many babies.

Racing driver Felipe Massa, football player Felipe Monteiro (known simply as Felipe), and Youtuber Felipe Neto are just a few of the notable bearers.

Felipe Rank in US Top 1000

# 864 in the US

Popularity of the name Felipe

• 864 US 2023
• 1719 Nameberry 2024
• 239 Mexico 2021
• 3 Argentina 2021
• 36 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Felipe

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Felipe.

• Pedro
• Francisco
• Karl
• Francesco
• Omar
• Gustavo
• Bernardo
• Pierre
• Jacques
• Gaston
• Jerome
• Sergio
• Gregory
• Reynold
• Fernando
• Frederik
• Carl
• Caesar
• Leslie
• Maurice

Famous People Named Felipe

• Felipe VI (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos) King of Spain
• Felipe de Jesús Calderón (Hinojosa) 56th President of Mexico
• Felipe González (Márquez) former Prime Minister of Spain
• Felipe Rojas Alou Dominican baseball player
• Felipe Melo (de Carvalho) Brazilian footballer
• Felipe "Froilan" de Marichalar son of Infanta Elena of Spain
• Felipe Massa Brazilian racing driver
• (Luiz) Felipe de Oliveira Nasr Brazilian racing driver
• Felipe Contepomi Argentine rugby union player
• Felipe Salvador Caicedo (Corozo) Ecuadorian footballer
• Felipe Almeida Wu Brazilian sport shooter
• Felipe a foam head character on Albert Aretz's Youtube channel "Flamingo"

The name Felipe in Pop Culture

• Felipe Montero character in Carlos Fuentes' "Aura"