Filip vs Marvin
Filip and Marvincompared 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 Marvin #408 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Filip was ranked #207 and Marvin #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Filip was ranked #342 and Marvin #1307 among boys in England and Wales.
Filip and Marvin over time
Filip and Marvin appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Filip held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marvin 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.
Marvin 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Marvin fell — from #1168 and #853 in 1996 to #342 and #1307 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Filip and Marvin were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #342 and #1307.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Filip #13 in 2020, Marvin #384 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Marvin in 9.
Highest recorded here: Filip #135 in 2013, Marvin #689 in 1998.
The order changed in 2005: Filip moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1160 and #815; by 2005 that had become #615 and #1135.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #342, Marvin #1307.
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1962–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Marvin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Filip #13 in 2020, Marvin #384 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #27, Marvin #408.
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 | Filip | Marvin |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | Not yet recorded |
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #27 (2025) | Norway · Boys #408 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Filip has a recorded origin (Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form); Marvin does not have one recorded yet.
- Filip and Marvin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Filip; Marvin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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 #342 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Marvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #258 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys