Ahsan vs Filip
Ahsan and Filipcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Ahsan was ranked #1613 and Filip #342 among boys in England and Wales.
Ahsan and Filip over time
Ahsan and Filip appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Filip held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ahsan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ahsan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Filip in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Ahsan fell — from #853 and #1168 in 1996 to #1613 and #342 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Ahsan and Filip were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1613 and #342.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ahsan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Filip in 21.
Highest recorded here: Ahsan #694 in 1997, Filip #135 in 2013.
The order changed in 2005: Filip moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #875 and #1160; by 2005 that had become #1047 and #615.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahsan #1613, Filip #342.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ahsan | Filip |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈfi.lip/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025) | Norway · Boys #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Filip has a recorded origin (Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form); Ahsan does not have one recorded yet.
- Ahsan and Filip both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Filip; Ahsan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Ahsan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #853 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #694 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Filip
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #489 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–2025
Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1962–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #342 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys