Erlend vs Filip
Erlend 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Erlend was ranked #314 and Filip #27 among boys in Norway.
Erlend and Filip over time
Erlend and Filip appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Erlend held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Filip 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.
Erlend 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2005, Filip moved ahead of Erlend in Norway · Boys — #50 and #62 the year before became #63 and #52.
- Mirrored each other
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Erlend fell — from #198 and #489 in 1962 to #314 and #27 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Erlend and Filip were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1962 to 2025, ending at #314 and #27.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1962–2025
Erlend held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Filip in 21.
Highest recorded here: Erlend #32 in 1995, Filip #13 in 2020.
The order changed in 2005: Filip moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #50 and #62; by 2005 that had become #63 and #52.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Erlend #314, Filip #27.
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 | Erlend | 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #314 (2025) | Norway · Boys #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 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); Erlend does not have one recorded yet.
- Erlend and Filip both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Filip; Erlend doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erlend
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #275 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #314 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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