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.

# 846 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 AlouDominican baseball player
  • Felipe Melo (de Carvalho)Brazilian footballer
  • Felipe "Froilan" de Marichalarson of Infanta Elena of Spain
  • Felipe MassaBrazilian racing driver
  • (Luiz) Felipe de Oliveira NasrBrazilian racing driver
  • Felipe ContepomiArgentine rugby union player
  • Felipe Salvador Caicedo (Corozo)Ecuadorian footballer
  • Felipe Almeida WuBrazilian sport shooter
  • Felipea foam head character on Albert Aretz's Youtube channel "Flamingo"

Felipe in Pop Culture

  • Felipe Monterocharacter in Carlos Fuentes' "Aura"