Lance vs Phillip

Lance 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.

New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1961, Lance was ranked #98 and Phillip #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1991, Lance was ranked #99 and Phillip #64 among boys in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Lance was ranked #518 and Phillip #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Lance was ranked #1595 and Phillip #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Lance and Phillip over time

Lance and Phillip appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Phillip held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lance in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Phillip reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lance 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.

Closest over the longest run
Across 35 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Lance and Phillip averaged 30.1 places apart, ending at #99 and #64.
Longest-running competitions
Lance and Phillip were both ranked in New Zealand · Boys for 35 years, from 1954 to 1991, ending at #99 and #64.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Lance #513 in 1996, Phillip #180 in 1996.

List by list

New Zealand · Boys35 shared years, 1954–1991
Lance held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Phillip in 34.
Highest recorded here: Lance #43 in 1983, Phillip #35 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Lance #99, Phillip #64.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lance held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Phillip in 28.
Highest recorded here: Lance #513 in 1996, Phillip #180 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lance #1595, Phillip #1460.

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 Phillip

Pairs where Phillip shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adrian vs Phillip
Adrian and Phillip changed places 13 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1994, ending at #62 and #90.
Adrian · Phillip · 42 shared years, 1952–1994 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1994 New South Wales, Australia ranking
John vs Phillip
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Phillip #14 in 1952.
John · Phillip · 43 shared years, 1952–1994 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Richard vs Phillip
Across 43 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Richard and Phillip averaged 8.8 places apart, ending at #81 and #90.
Richard · Phillip · 43 shared years, 1952–1994 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1994 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Ian vs Phillip
Across 38 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Ian and Phillip averaged 8.9 places apart, ending at #78 and #63.
Ian · Phillip · 38 shared years, 1952–1989 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lance, Phillip
Field	Lance	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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024)	Norway · Boys #268 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Lance and Phillip both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Lance

Popularity journey

First recorded1954
First recorded at #94 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1991
Highest recorded position: #43 among boys in New Zealand, in 1983 (recorded 1954–1991).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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