Kåre vs Phillip
Kåre and Phillipcompared 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, Kåre was ranked #358 and Phillip #268 among boys in Norway.
Kåre and Phillip over time
Kåre and Phillip appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Phillip held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kåre 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.
Kåre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Phillip 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kåre and Phillip changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 2025, ending at #358 and #268.
- Longest-running competitions
Kåre and Phillip were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #358 and #268.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1972–2025
Kåre held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Phillip in 25.
Highest recorded here: Kåre #105 in 1972, Phillip #116 in 2013.
The order changed in 2000: Phillip moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #446 and #487; by 2000 that had become #555 and #254.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kåre #358, Phillip #268.
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 | Kåre | Phillip |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #358 (2025) | Norway · Boys #268 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kåre has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Phillip.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kåre
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #21 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #358 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Phillip
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1994
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1994).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #268 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys