Ayden vs Philip

Ayden and Philipcompared 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 2025, Ayden was ranked #676 and Philip #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ayden was ranked #311 and Philip #461 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Ayden was ranked #418 and Philip #365 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ayden was ranked #535 and Philip #619 among boys in Scotland.

Ayden and Philip over time

Ayden and Philip appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Philip held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ayden 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.

Philip reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ayden 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ayden held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Philip in 18.
Highest recorded here: Ayden #288 in 2013, Philip #103 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Ayden moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #318 and #288; by 2015 that had become #312 and #313.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ayden #311, Philip #461.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2008–2025
Ayden held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Philip in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ayden #454 in 2021, Philip #126 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ayden #676, Philip #309.

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 Philip

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

Kenneth vs Philip
In 1964 they stood at #41 and #36 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #785 and #327.
Kenneth · Philip · 60 shared years, 1964–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 Republic of Ireland ranking
Tommy vs Philip
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Philip rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #268 and #341 in 1948 to #503 and #103 in 2024.
Tommy · Philip · 69 shared years, 1948–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 Norway ranking
Kjetil vs Philip
Over 64 shared years in Norway · Boys, Philip rose about as far as Kjetil fell — from #216 and #341 in 1948 to #420 and #89 in 2022.
Kjetil · Philip · 64 shared years, 1948–2022 · Mirrored each other
See the 2022 Norway ranking
Ronny vs Philip
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Philip rose about as far as Ronny fell — from #283 and #341 in 1948 to #515 and #84 in 2011.
Ronny · Philip · 51 shared years, 1948–2011 · Mirrored each other
See the 2011 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ayden, Philip
Field	Ayden	Philip
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)	Norway · Boys #91 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ayden and Philip both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Ayden

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #605 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Philip

Popularity journey

First recorded1948
First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1992
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New Zealand, in 1963 (recorded 1954–1992).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #91 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys