Drew vs Philip

Drew 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, Drew was ranked #402 and Philip #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Drew was ranked #414 and Philip #311 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Drew was ranked #404 and Philip #619 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Drew was ranked #945 and Philip #461 among boys in England and Wales.

Drew and Philip over time

Drew and Philip appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Philip held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Drew in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Philip reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Drew 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
Drew held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Philip in 21.
Highest recorded here: Drew #163 in 2000, Philip #103 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Drew #945, Philip #461.
Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1998–2022
Drew held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Philip in 18.
Highest recorded here: Drew #198 in 2008, Philip #67 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Drew #414, Philip #311.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1981–2025
Drew held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Philip in 20.
Highest recorded here: Drew #313 in 2002, Philip #38 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Drew #402, 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 Drew, Philip
Field	Drew	Philip
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	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 #402 (2025)	Norway · Boys #91 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Drew has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Philip.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Drew

Popularity journey

First recorded1981
First recorded at #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 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