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Filip vs Lars

Filip and Larscompared 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, Filip was ranked #27 and Lars #90 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Filip was ranked #342 and Lars #2014 among boys in England and Wales.

Filip and Lars over time

Filip and Lars appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Lars reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1962–2025

    Filip held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Lars in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Filip #13 in 2020, Lars #2 in 1976.

    The order changed in 2009: Filip moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #49 and #40; by 2009 that had become #36 and #54.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #27, Lars #90.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Filip held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Lars in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Filip #135 in 2013, Lars #1110 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #342, Lars #2014.

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 Filip

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

Other comparisons involving Lars

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Filip, Lars
FieldFilipLars
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningTraditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'.Not yet recorded
OriginGreek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic formNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈfi.lip/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #27 (2025)Norway · Boys #90 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Filip has a recorded origin (Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form); Lars does not have one recorded yet.
  • Filip has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Lars.
  • A meaning is recorded for Filip; Lars doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Filip

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1962–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1962–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #342 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Lars

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #24 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys