The baby name Fili is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfiːli/ (FEE-lee); sometimes /ˈfɪli/ (FIL-ee).
The baby name Fili is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfiːli/ (FEE-lee); sometimes /ˈfɪli/ (FIL-ee).
Fili is Greek, Norse in Origin.
Fili is a compact masculine name of dual origin. First, as Old Norse Fíli, a dwarf name recorded in the 13th‑century Dvergatal; given independent modern life through Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1937), where Fíli is one of Thorin Oakenshield’s nephews. The Old Norse meaning is uncertain, likely a nonce formation typical of dwarf lists. Rare as a legal given name, it surfaces in Iceland and Scandinavia, and internationally among fantasy readers.
Second, Fili functions as a pet form of the Philip group of names: Greek Philippos ‘lover of horses’ (philos ‘friend’ + hippos ‘horse’). As such, it can nickname Philip, Filip, Felipe/Filipe, Philippe, and Filippo, and can be used for feminine counterparts Philippa/Filipa. Variants and related forms include Fíli (Icelandic), Kíli (mythological pair), and the wider Philip family. Meaning thus ranges from ‘lover of horses’ to ‘unclear/legendary dwarf-name’.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #222 | 6 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #242 | 8 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #243 | 7 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #288 | 11 | 5,122 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #296 | 156 | 10,523 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #299 | 7 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #333 | 6 | 5,948 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #336 | 10 | 7,678 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| MX | 0 | #401 | 13 | 8,339 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #448 | 27 | 7,625 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #455 | 13 | 7,628 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #457 | 760 | 16,355 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 10 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #502 | 47 | 10,655 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #529 | 64 | 9,244 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #583 | 25 | 10,983 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #818 | 12 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2005 | #846 | 5 | 7,175 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #853 | 26 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #862 | 59 | 15,656 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #865 | 22 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #880 | 51 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #890 | 62 | 5,873 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #933 | 51 | 5,561 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #936 | 17 | 5,697 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #938 | 18 | 5,933 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,101 | 83 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,163 | 14 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,197 | 15 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,237 | 235 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,371 | 76 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,586 | 29 | 28,008 |
Fili is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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