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Philip vs Steven

Philip and Steven compared 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 1988, Philip was ranked #98 and Steven #30 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1992, Philip was ranked #95 and Steven #44 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2017, Philip was ranked #77 and Steven #487 among boys in Norway.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Philip was ranked #619 and Steven #307 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Philip was ranked #309 and Steven #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Philip was ranked #311 and Steven #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Philip was ranked #549 and Steven #976 among boys in England and Wales.

Philip and Steven over time

Republic of Ireland · Boys
#30#100#30019642025Philip #309Steven #8291964: Philip #36, Steven #2321965: Philip #37, Steven #1811966: Philip #34, Steven #1851967: Philip #35, Steven #1561968: Philip #33, Steven #1701969: Philip #37, Steven #1791970: Philip #41, Steven #1541971: Philip #33, Steven #1491972: Philip #42, Steven #1411973: Philip #40, Steven #1231974: Philip #42, Steven #1101975: Philip #37, Steven #931976: Philip #40, Steven #1011977: Philip #36, Steven #1031978: Philip #30, Steven #1091979: Philip #33, Steven #911980: Philip #36, Steven #981981: Philip #38, Steven #791982: Philip #39, Steven #741983: Philip #38, Steven #641984: Philip #43, Steven #641985: Philip #39, Steven #621986: Philip #39, Steven #611987: Philip #38, Steven #711988: Philip #41, Steven #641989: Philip #36, Steven #661990: Philip #42, Steven #571991: Philip #42, Steven #651992: Philip #49, Steven #671993: Philip #50, Steven #671994: Philip #52, Steven #721995: Philip #52, Steven #751996: Philip #64, Steven #761997: Philip #68, Steven #801998: Philip #87, Steven #831999: Philip #78, Steven #972000: Philip #74, Steven #972001: Philip #97, Steven #1272002: Philip #119, Steven #992003: Philip #112, Steven #1232004: Philip #125, Steven #1372005: Philip #129, Steven #1272006: Philip #101, Steven #1352007: Philip #129, Steven #1472008: Philip #126, Steven #1592009: Philip #140, Steven #1562010: Philip #152, Steven #2202011: Philip #187, Steven #2452012: Philip #141, Steven #3102013: Philip #147, Steven #2962014: Philip #147, Steven #2592015: Philip #161, Steven #3452016: Philip #159, Steven #3132017: Philip #162, Steven #4952018: Philip #187, Steven #4352019: Philip #214, Steven #4662020: Philip #193, Steven #5562021: Philip #215, Steven #3492023: Philip #303, Steven #5162024: Philip #327, Steven #3022025: Philip #309, Steven #829

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Norway · Boys
#100#30019542017Philip #77Steven #4871954: Philip #391, Steven #3961957: Philip #442, Steven #3071958: Philip #340, Steven #3421960: Philip #363, Steven #3341961: Philip #492, Steven #3521962: Philip #466, Steven #2741963: Philip #494, Steven #3311965: Philip #387, Steven #2951966: Philip #367, Steven #3421967: Philip #327, Steven #3491969: Philip #455, Steven #3951970: Philip #506, Steven #3641971: Philip #425, Steven #4021972: Philip #354, Steven #5311973: Philip #395, Steven #3331974: Philip #338, Steven #3881975: Philip #502, Steven #3841976: Philip #308, Steven #4661977: Philip #345, Steven #4081978: Philip #459, Steven #4641979: Philip #297, Steven #4161980: Philip #290, Steven #3481981: Philip #318, Steven #4231982: Philip #246, Steven #4041983: Philip #247, Steven #2241984: Philip #237, Steven #2581985: Philip #236, Steven #3401986: Philip #300, Steven #3011987: Philip #171, Steven #2911988: Philip #194, Steven #3001989: Philip #193, Steven #3191990: Philip #156, Steven #2641991: Philip #173, Steven #3001992: Philip #180, Steven #2841993: Philip #158, Steven #2921994: Philip #138, Steven #5441995: Philip #176, Steven #3531996: Philip #119, Steven #5451998: Philip #110, Steven #3351999: Philip #101, Steven #3922000: Philip #98, Steven #4052001: Philip #86, Steven #4332002: Philip #78, Steven #4222004: Philip #71, Steven #4272005: Philip #74, Steven #4422006: Philip #79, Steven #4752007: Philip #69, Steven #4982008: Philip #86, Steven #4332009: Philip #77, Steven #4992010: Philip #77, Steven #4342012: Philip #91, Steven #4312013: Philip #68, Steven #5572014: Philip #88, Steven #5092015: Philip #74, Steven #5402017: Philip #77, Steven #487

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Philip and Steven over time

Philip and Steven appear together in 6 published lists, across 244 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Philip reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Steven in 1. 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 1954, Steven moved ahead of Philip in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #31 and #33 the year before became #31 and #30.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Philip and Steven changed places 5 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1954 and 1992, ending at #95 and #44.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 36 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Philip and Steven averaged 37.6 places apart, ending at #98 and #30.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Philip and Steven were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #549 and #976.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Philip #103 in 1996, Steven #73 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1964–2025

    Philip held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Steven in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Philip #30 in 1978, Steven #57 in 1990.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Philip #309, Steven #829.

  • Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1954–2017

    Philip held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Steven in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Philip #68 in 2013, Steven #224 in 1983.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Philip #77, Steven #487.

  • New Zealand · Boys38 shared years, 1954–1992

    Philip held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Steven in 32.

    Highest recorded here: Philip #20 in 1963, Steven #15 in 1967.

    The order changed in 1964: Steven moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #20 and #22; by 1964 that had become #22 and #21.

    Most recent shared year, 1992: Philip #95, Steven #44.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys36 shared years, 1952–1988

    Philip held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Steven in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Philip #29 in 1958, Steven #12 in 1961.

    The order changed in 1954: Steven moved ahead. In 1953 they stood at #31 and #33; by 1954 that had become #31 and #30.

    Most recent shared year, 1988: Philip #98, Steven #30.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Philip held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Steven in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Philip #103 in 1996, Steven #73 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2012: Philip moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #356 and #298; by 2012 that had become #271 and #332.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Philip #549, Steven #976.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2022

    Philip held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Steven in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Philip #51 in 1997, Steven #54 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Philip #311, Steven #414.

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 Philip

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

Other comparisons involving Steven

Pairs where Steven 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions →

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland 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 Philip, Steven
FieldPhilipSteven
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #91 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Philip and Steven both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Philip

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1948

    First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1992

    Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New Zealand, in 1963 (recorded 1954–1992).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #549 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Steven

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #363 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 recorded1952–2000

    Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys