Names Like Phillips — Find Similar Baby Names
Phillips is an 8-letter English boys' name meaning “Son Of Philip”. This page collects 96 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Philips and Phillip, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ips like Philips, and names sharing the “philip” concept like Felippe and Fulop.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Phillips
11 baby names that differ from Phillips by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips | 1 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Phillip | 1 | Fond Of Horses. One Of The Biblical 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Phillipa | 1 | Loves Horses | French | Female |
| Phillipe | 1 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Philip | 2 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Philip, | 2 | Lover Of Horses | Greek | Male |
| Phillida | 2 | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Phyllis | 2 | A Green Branch. | Greek | Female |
| Phelps | 3 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Philippa | 3 | Lover Of Horses. Variant Of Masculine Philipp. | Greek | Female |
| Philippe | 3 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Phillips’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 |
8-Letter P-Names Like Phillips
24 names that share Phillips's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Phillips's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Phillips
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 Phillips.
Names That Rhyme with Phillips
1 baby names that share Phillips's last 3 letters — -ips. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philips | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Phillips
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Phillips — Phi-. Good for parents who like Phillips's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | Fond Of Horses. Form Of Phillip. | English | Male |
| Phila | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Philo | Friend | Greek | Male |
| Phiala | Saintname | Irish | Female |
| Philip | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Philana | Lover Of Man | Greek | Female |
| Philip, | Lover Of Horses | Greek | Male |
| Philips | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Phillip | Fond Of Horses. One Of The Biblical 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Phineas | Oracle | Hebrew | Male |
| Philemon | Loves Thought | Greek | Male |
| Philippa | Lover Of Horses. Variant Of Masculine Philipp. | Greek | Female |
| Philippe | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Phillida | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Phillipa | Loves Horses | French | Female |
| Phillipe | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Philander | Lover Of Man | Greek | Male |
| Philberta | Brilliant | English | Female |