Filip vs Simen
Filip and Simencompared 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 Simen #475 among boys in Norway.
Filip and Simen over time
Filip and Simen appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Simen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Filip 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.
Simen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Boys, Filip moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2009 as Simen fell out of it to #60, having been #38 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2009, Filip moved ahead of Simen in Norway · Boys — #49 and #38 the year before became #36 and #60.
- Longest-running competitions
Filip and Simen were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1962 to 2025, ending at #27 and #475.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1962–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Simen in 37.
Highest recorded here: Filip #13 in 2020, Simen #11 in 2000.
The order changed in 2009: Filip moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #49 and #38; by 2009 that had become #36 and #60.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #27, Simen #475.
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 | Simen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #27 (2025) | Norway · Boys #475 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Filip has a recorded origin (Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form); Simen does not have one recorded yet.
- Filip and Simen both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Filip; Simen doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Simen
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #475 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys