Calum vs Phillip

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.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2012, Calum was ranked #174 and Phillip #403 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Calum was ranked #520 and Phillip #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Calum was ranked #1675 and Phillip #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Calum and Phillip over time

Calum and Phillip appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Calum held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Phillip in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Phillip reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Calum 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

  Calum held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Phillip in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Calum #91 in 1996, Phillip #180 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2021: Phillip moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1192 and #1314; by 2021 that had become #1984 and #1250.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Calum #1675, Phillip #1460.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 1992–2024

  Calum held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Phillip in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Calum #44 in 2006, Phillip #188 in 1998.

  The order changed in 1996: Calum moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #213 and #191; by 1996 that had become #192 and #295.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Calum #520, Phillip #785.

• Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2012

  Calum held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Phillip in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Calum #86 in 2002, Phillip #189 in 2000.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2012: Calum #174, Phillip #403.

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.

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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.

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