Filippa vs Kaja
Filippa and Kajacompared 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 · Girls
In 2025, Filippa was ranked #68 and Kaja #57 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Filippa was ranked #885 and Kaja #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Filippa was ranked #5669 and Kaja #1452 among girls in England and Wales.
Filippa and Kaja over time
Filippa and Kaja appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Kaja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Filippa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1999–2025
Filippa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kaja in 26.
Highest recorded here: Filippa #67 in 2024, Kaja #41 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Filippa #68, Kaja #57.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2003–2022
Filippa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kaja in 10.
Highest recorded here: Filippa #3422 in 2009, Kaja #657 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Filippa #5669, Kaja #1452.
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 | Filippa | Kaja |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #68 (2025) | Norway · Girls #57 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Filippa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kaja.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Filippa
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #555 among girls in Norway in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #67 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #68 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kaja
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #375 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls