Phillip vs Thorbjørn

Phillip and Thorbjørncompared 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, Phillip was ranked #268 and Thorbjørn #366 among boys in Norway.

Phillip and Thorbjørn over time

Phillip and Thorbjørn appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Phillip held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thorbjørn 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.

Thorbjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Phillip 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
Phillip and Thorbjørn changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 2025, ending at #268 and #366.
Longest-running competitions
Phillip and Thorbjørn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #268 and #366.

List by list

Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1972–2025
Phillip held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Thorbjørn in 12.
Highest recorded here: Phillip #116 in 2013, Thorbjørn #248 in 1977.
The order changed in 1998: Phillip moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #319 and #307; by 1998 that had become #249 and #591.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Phillip #268, Thorbjørn #366.

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 Phillip, Thorbjørn
Field	Phillip	Thorbjørn
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	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ	NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #268 (2025)	Norway · Boys #366 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	70/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Phillip has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thorbjørn.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

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

Thorbjørn

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #148 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #112 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #366 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys