Philip vs Viljar
Philip and Viljarcompared 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, Philip was ranked #91 and Viljar #105 among boys in Norway.
Philip and Viljar over time
Philip and Viljar appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Philip held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Viljar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Philip reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Viljar 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Philip and Viljar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #91 and #105.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Philip #68 in 2013, Viljar #91 in 2014.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1981–2025
Philip held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Viljar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Philip #68 in 2013, Viljar #91 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Philip #91, Viljar #105.
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 | Viljar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #105 (2025) |
| 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 Viljar 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
Viljar
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #663 among boys in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #105 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys