Filip vs Torben

Filip and Torbencompared 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 Torben #441 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Filip was ranked #323 and Torben #1322 among boys in England and Wales.

Filip and Torben over time

Filip and Torben appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Filip held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Torben in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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.

Longest-running competitions
Filip and Torben were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #27 and #441.

List by list

Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1969–2025
Filip held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Torben in 6.
Highest recorded here: Filip #13 in 2020, Torben #274 in 1972.
The order changed in 1979: Filip moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #514 and #403; by 1979 that had become #276 and #367.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filip #27, Torben #441.
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1998–2024
Filip held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Torben in 1.
Highest recorded here: Filip #135 in 2013, Torben #1314 in 2020.
The order changed in 1999: Filip moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #2901 and #2419; by 1999 that had become #1664 and #2097.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Filip #323, Torben #1322.

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, Torben
Field	Filip	Torben
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, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #27 (2025)	Norway · Boys #441 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
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); Torben does not have one recorded yet.
Filip and Torben both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Filip; Torben 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

Torben

Popularity journey

First recorded1953
First recorded at #379 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #231 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #441 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys