Felipe

feh-LEEP-ay
Spanish variation of Philip
"lover of horses"

Felipe Origin and Meaning

The name Felipe is a boy's name of Spanish origin.

A royal name in Spain that could make a lively alternative to our Philip/Phillip. Despite its status as an international version of a English name, it has ranked on the US Top 1000 almost every year since the beginning of the twentieth century, with 1904 the only exception.

# 864 in the US

Felipe Rank in US Top 1000

Felipe Popularity

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"

Felipe in Pop Culture

  • Felipe Montero
    character in Carlos Fuentes' "Aura"

Felipe in Nameberry Blog Posts