Names Like Phelps — Find Similar Baby Names
Phelps is a 6-letter English boys' name meaning “Son Of Philip”. This page collects 99 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Pelops and Phelan, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, and names sharing the “philip” concept like Felippe and Fulop.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Phelps
24 baby names that differ from Phelps by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelops | 2 | Myth Name (Father Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Phelan | 2 | Wolf | Celtic | Male |
| Phelot | 2 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Philips | 2 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Paella | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Peleus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Pelias | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Pell | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Pelles | 3 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pepe | 3 | Spanish Form Of Joseph He Shall Add | Spanish | Male |
| Peppi | 3 | Petitioner | German | Male |
| Phalyn | 3 | Loving Person. | English | Female |
| Phebe | 3 | "Variant Of Phoebe: Bright One, Shining, Pure." | Greek | Female |
| Phemie | 3 | Well-Spoken | Greek | Female |
| Phemius | 3 | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
| Pheobus | 3 | Shining | Greek | Male |
| Phil | 3 | Fond Of Horses. Form Of Phillip. | English | Male |
| Phila | 3 | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Philip | 3 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Philip, | 3 | Lover Of Horses | Greek | Male |
| Phillips | 3 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Philo | 3 | Friend | Greek | Male |
| Phyllis | 3 | A Green Branch. | Greek | Female |
| Piers | 3 | Son Of Pierce | English | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Phelps’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
6-Letter P-Names Like Phelps
24 names that share Phelps's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Phelps's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Phelps
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Phelps.
Names That Start Like Phelps
9 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Phelps — Phe-. Good for parents who like Phelps's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phebe | "Variant Of Phoebe: Bright One, Shining, Pure." | Greek | Female |
| Phelan | Wolf | Celtic | Male |
| Phelot | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Phemie | Well-Spoken | Greek | Female |
| Phemius | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
| Pheobus | Shining | Greek | Male |
| Pherson | Parson | Scottish | Male |
| Pheodora | Supreme Gift | Greek | Female |
| Pheredin | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |