Adnan vs Jacek
Adnan and Jacekcompared 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 1995, Adnan was ranked #295 and Jacek #593 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Adnan was ranked #715 and Jacek #609 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Adnan was ranked #746 and Jacek #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Adnan and Jacek over time
Adnan and Jacek appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Adnan and Jacek were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 34 years, from 1958 to 1995, ending at #295 and #593.
List by list
Norway · Boys34 shared years, 1958–1995
Adnan held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Jacek in 24.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #225 in 1984, Jacek #116 in 1969.
The order changed in 1986: Adnan moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #264 and #202; by 1986 that had become #285 and #351.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Adnan #295, Jacek #593.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1997–2022
Adnan held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Jacek in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #443 in 1997, Jacek #1596 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Adnan #746, Jacek #4001.
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 | Adnan | Jacek |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #585 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adnan and Jacek both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adnan
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #405 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2023
Highest recorded position: #225 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1954–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #585 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Jacek
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #426 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–1995
Highest recorded position: #116 among boys in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1956–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys