Ferdinand vs Fillip
Ferdinand and Fillipcompared 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, Ferdinand was ranked #224 and Fillip #249 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Ferdinand was ranked #1920 and Fillip #4685 among boys in England and Wales.
Ferdinand and Fillip over time
Ferdinand and Fillip appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Fillip held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ferdinand in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ferdinand reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fillip 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ferdinand and Fillip changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1993 and 2025, ending at #224 and #249.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1993–2025
Ferdinand held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Fillip in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ferdinand #167 in 2010, Fillip #126 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ferdinand #224, Fillip #249.
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 | Ferdinand | Fillip |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #224 (2025) | Norway · Boys #249 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ferdinand has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Fillip.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ferdinand
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Fillip
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #594 among boys in Norway in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #249 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys