Filip vs Linus

Filip and Linuscompared 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 Linus #87 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Filip was ranked #323 and Linus #3254 among boys in England and Wales.

Filip and Linus over time

Filip and Linus appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Filip held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Linus in 0.

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

Linus 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Filip and Linus changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #323 and #3254.
Longest-running competitions
Filip and Linus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #27 and #87.

List by list

Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1987–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Linus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Filip #13 in 2020, Linus #49 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #27, Linus #87.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Filip held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Linus in 5.
Highest recorded here: Filip #135 in 2013, Linus #1000 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Filip #323, Linus #3254.

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.

Filip vs Nils
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Nils fell — from #489 and #28 in 1962 to #27 and #61 in 2025.
Filip · Nils · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Peter vs Filip
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Peter fell — from #98 and #489 in 1962 to #174 and #27 in 2025.
Peter · Filip · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Filip vs Steffen
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #489 and #243 in 1962 to #27 and #519 in 2025.
Filip · Steffen · 51 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Kim vs Filip
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Kim fell — from #189 and #489 in 1962 to #370 and #34 in 2023.
Kim · Filip · 50 shared years, 1962–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Filip, Linus
Field	Filip	Linus
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Traditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈfi.lip/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO	GB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #27 (2025)	Norway · Boys #87 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

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

Linus

Popularity journey

First recorded1987
First recorded at #580 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: #49 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #87 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys