Philip vs Torodd
Philip and Toroddcompared 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 1991, Philip was ranked #173 and Torodd #640 among boys in Norway.
Philip and Torodd over time
Philip and Torodd appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Philip held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torodd 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.
Torodd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Philip 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys17 shared years, 1948–1991
Philip held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Torodd in 7.
Highest recorded here: Philip #173 in 1991, Torodd #237 in 1948.
The order changed in 1966: Philip moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #494 and #408; by 1966 that had become #367 and #554.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Philip #173, Torodd #640.
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 | Philip | Torodd |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #91 (2025) | Norway · Boys #640 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Philip and Torodd both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Philip
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1954–1992
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New Zealand, in 1963 (recorded 1954–1992).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #91 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Torodd
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1991
Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1947–1991).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #640 among boys in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Boys