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Filip vs Steffen

Filip and Steffencompared 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 Steffen #519 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2000, Filip was ranked #1096 and Steffen #2142 among boys in England and Wales.

Filip and Steffen over time

Filip and Steffen appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Steffen 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.

Steffen 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 moved ahead of the other

    In 2000, Filip moved ahead of Steffen in Norway · Boys — #93 and #76 the year before became #69 and #88.

  • Mirrored each other

    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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Filip and Steffen were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1962 to 2025, ending at #27 and #519.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1962–2025

    Filip held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Steffen in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Filip #19 in 2013, Steffen #24 in 1985.

    The order changed in 2000: Filip moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #93 and #76; by 2000 that had become #69 and #88.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #27, Steffen #519.

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 Steffen

Pairs where Steffen 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 — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

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, Steffen
FieldFilipSteffen
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/
Syllables22
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 #519 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
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); Steffen does not have one recorded yet.
  • Filip and Steffen both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Filip; Steffen 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 #27 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Steffen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys