Filip vs Romeo
Filip and Romeocompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Filip was ranked #342 and Romeo #198 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Filip was ranked #330 and Romeo #246 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Filip was ranked #395 and Romeo #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Filip was ranked #372 and Romeo #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Filip and Romeo over time
Filip and Romeo appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Filip held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Romeo 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Romeo changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2025, ending at #342 and #198.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1998–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Romeo in 8.
Highest recorded here: Filip #135 in 2013, Romeo #185 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #342, Romeo #198.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2003–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Romeo in 1.
Highest recorded here: Filip #71 in 2010, Romeo #375 in 2003.
The order changed in 2004: Filip moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #500 and #375; by 2004 that had become #390 and #506.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #372, Romeo #432.
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 | Romeo |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #27 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #198 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Romeo does not have one recorded yet.
- Filip and Romeo both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Filip; Romeo doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Romeo
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #185 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #198 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys