Ashar vs Filip

Ashar 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.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Ashar was ranked #749 and Filip #120 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ashar was ranked #1402 and Filip #323 among boys in England and Wales.

Ashar and Filip over time

Ashar and Filip appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Filip held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ashar 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.

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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ashar #1247 in 2013, Filip #135 in 2013.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2024
Ashar held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Filip in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ashar #1247 in 2013, Filip #135 in 2013.
The order changed in 1999: Filip moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #2419 and #2901; by 1999 that had become #2425 and #1664.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashar #1402, Filip #323.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Filip

Pairs where Filip shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Filip vs Nils
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Nils fell — from #489 and #28 in 1962 to #27 and #61 in 2025.
Filip · Nils · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Peter vs Filip
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Peter fell — from #98 and #489 in 1962 to #174 and #27 in 2025.
Peter · Filip · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Filip vs Steffen
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #489 and #243 in 1962 to #27 and #519 in 2025.
Filip · Steffen · 51 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Kim vs Filip
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Kim fell — from #189 and #489 in 1962 to #370 and #34 in 2023.
Kim · Filip · 50 shared years, 1962–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashar, Filip
Field	Ashar	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, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #1402 (2024)	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)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Filip has a recorded origin (Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form); Ashar does not have one recorded yet.
Ashar and Filip both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Filip; Ashar doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Ashar

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #2419 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
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 #27 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys