Filip

maleGreek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form

Traditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'.

Origin: Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1962 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #13 in Norway in 2020. See regions.

Filip: Recorded since 1962, it reached #13 in 2020, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
125times a registrar ranked it
64years from first to last
#13highest recorded position
29groupings it qualifies for
14names it appears alongside

What stands out in Filip's record

Held a top-100 place for 28 years running. Names by top-100 run
Shares a published list with another name across 54 years. Longest shared records

FEE-lip/ˈfi.lip/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (5) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

Averaged from the real per-claim direct-observation-vs-inference ratios already computed for this name's evidence.

Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

Descriptive attributes of the name itself — not a confidence measurement, and not an overall quality score. Namewise doesn't approve or disapprove of names.

Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form
Meaning: Traditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'.
Pronunciation: FEE-lip
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: male
Language family: Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form

Popularity

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1168
1997	#2337
1998	#2901
1999	#1664
2000	#1096
2001	#1286
2002	#1128
2003	#1771
2004	#1160
2005	#615
2006	#443
2007	#253
2008	#175
2009	#167
2010	#155
2011	#145
2012	#144
2013	#135
2014	#141
2015	#148
2016	#155
2017	#153
2018	#166
2019	#162
2020	#192
2021	#187
2022	#230
2023	#308
2024	#323
2025	#342

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 54 of the 64 years from 1962 to 2025.

In 2025: #27 among boys in Norway, #342 among boys in England and Wales, #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1962–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1962
First recorded at #489 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #342 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys

Filip appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 54 years beginning in 1962, and has registered 5,462 births with the name.

Filip across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Filip's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#489 (1962)	#13 (2020)	#27 (2025)	54 of 64	5,462 (1962–2025)	249 (2013)
England and Wales · Boys	#1168 (1996)	#135 (2013)	#342 (2025)	30 of 30	6,000 (1996–2025)	439 (2013)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#500 (2003)	#71 (2010)	#372 (2025)	23 of 23	1,128 (2003–2025)	113 (2010)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#179 (2007)	#101 (2011)	#395 (2023)	17 of 17	207 (2007–2023)	29 (2011)

Filip by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Filip in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	8	2 of 10	4
1970s	55	6 of 10	9
1980s	211	10 of 10	21
1990s	500	10 of 10	50
2000s	1,403	10 of 10	140
2010s	2,049	10 of 10	205
2020sbusiest	1,236	6 of 10	206

Across Norway · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 206 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2012 and 2013, when recorded births rose by 85, from 164 to 249.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Filip appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1962 and 2025, ranked in 54 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #13, first reached in 2020.

It held a top-100 place in 28 years, 28 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 439 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 6 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 62 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Filip was ranked #13 in Norway · Boys in 2020. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Fidel · #1591, 21y
Fidelma · #116, 31y
Filipe · #1765, 25y
Filippa · #67, 27y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Stacey · #15, 53y
Kasper · #17, 51y
Marilyn · #19, 50y
Jude · #6, 56y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Caoimhe · #12, 57y
Declan · #12, 62y
Eoin · #14, 62y
Hayley · #14, 55y

Comparisons involving Filip

Existing comparison pages where Filip and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Filip in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Filip vs Nils
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Nils fell — from #489 and #28 in 1962 to #27 and #61 in 2025.
Filip · Nils · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Peter vs Filip
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Peter fell — from #98 and #489 in 1962 to #174 and #27 in 2025.
Peter · Filip · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Filip vs Steffen
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #489 and #243 in 1962 to #27 and #519 in 2025.
Filip · Steffen · 51 shared years, 1962–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Filip and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Eirik vs Filip
In Norway · Boys, Filip moved into the top 50 at #19 in 2013 as Eirik fell out of it to #55, having been #47 the year before.
Eirik · Filip · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2013 Norway ranking
Fredrik vs Filip
In Norway · Boys, Filip moved into the top 50 at #19 in 2013 as Fredrik fell out of it to #56, having been #36 the year before.
Fredrik · Filip · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2013 Norway ranking
Lars vs Filip
In Norway · Boys, Filip moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2009 as Lars fell out of it to #54, having been #40 the year before.
Lars · Filip · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2009 Norway ranking

Compared inside Norway lists

Pairs involving Filip measured in Norway's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Filip at its highest position.

Kim vs Filip
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Boys, Filip rose about as far as Kim fell — from #189 and #489 in 1962 to #370 and #34 in 2023.
Kim · Filip · 50 shared years, 1962–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking
Filip vs Oskar
Filip and Oskar changed places 22 times in Norway · Boys between 1962 and 2025, ending at #27 and #21.
Filip · Oskar · 54 shared years, 1962–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Oscar vs Filip
Oscar and Filip changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 2025, ending at #51 and #27.
Oscar · Filip · 52 shared years, 1969–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Norway overview→

Filip and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Filip without appearing here.

Filip moved ahead of

Ole
In 2003 they stood at #1771 and #1771 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1160 and #3651.
Isak
In 1999 they stood at #2901 and #2419 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #1096 and #3036.
Maddison
In 1999 they stood at #2901 and #2901 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #1096 and #3036.
Graeme
In 1999 they stood at #1664 and #1281 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #1096 and #2501.

Moved ahead of Filip

Ollie
In 1996 they stood at #1168 and #1458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2337 and #2022.
Roman
In 2019 they stood at #185 and #312 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2020 that had become #334 and #139.
Elias
In 2021 they stood at #211 and #266 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #352 and #192.
Muhammad
In 2021 they stood at #211 and #326 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #352 and #192.

Moved the opposite way to Filip

Arild
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 while Arild went from #23 to #489.
Arne
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 while Arne went from #16 to #222.
Bjørn
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 while Bjørn went from #3 to #56.
Dag
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 while Dag went from #21 to #426.

Moved the same way as Filip

Adrian
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 and Adrian from #348 to #70.
Aksel Compare
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 and Aksel from #207 to #25.
Benjamin
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 and Benjamin from #481 to #48.
Emil
Between 1962 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Filip went from #489 to #27 and Emil from #350 to #2.

Meaning & Origin

Traditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Greek, via Philip; Filip is the Scandinavian/Slavic form

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Other names with a researched meaning and origin →

Where Filip is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Filip, between 1962 and 2025, in 54 of those 64 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
Norway	1962–2025	54	#13 in 2020
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#135 in 2013
Republic of Ireland	2003–2025	23	#71 in 2010
Northern Ireland	2007–2023	17	#101 in 2011
Scotland	2024	1	#330 in 2024

Its high point came 14 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2010) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1962; it appears again in 1969.

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

FEE-lip/ˈfi.lip/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Filip Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Filip in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

England and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNorway

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Filip

Filip at a glance

What stands out in Filip's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Filip across 4 official records

Filip by decade in Norway · Boys

Filip appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Filip

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Filip

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Norway lists

Filip and the names beside it

Filip moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Filip

Moved the opposite way to Filip

Moved the same way as Filip

Meaning & Origin

Where Filip is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Filip Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Filip at a glance

What stands out in Filip's record

Filip across 4 official records

Filip by decade in Norway · Boys

Filip appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Filip

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Filip

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Norway lists

Filip and the names beside it

Filip moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Filip

Moved the opposite way to Filip

Moved the same way as Filip