Philip vs Wiggo
Philip and Wiggocompared 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 1983, Philip was ranked #247 and Wiggo #567 among boys in Norway.
Philip and Wiggo over time
Philip and Wiggo appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Wiggo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Philip 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.
Wiggo 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.
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
Philip and Wiggo changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 1983, ending at #247 and #567.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1948–1983
Philip held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Wiggo in 17.
Highest recorded here: Philip #247 in 1983, Wiggo #194 in 1949.
The order changed in 1979: Philip moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #459 and #407; by 1979 that had become #297 and #649.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Philip #247, Wiggo #567.
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 | Wiggo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #567 (1983) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Philip and Wiggo 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
Wiggo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #254 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #194 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1983
Most recently recorded at #567 among boys in Norway, in 1983.
Norway · Boys