Alan vs Radoslaw
Alan and Radoslawcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Alan was ranked #76 and Radoslaw #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2002, Alan was ranked #284 and Radoslaw #545 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Alan was ranked #472 and Radoslaw #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Alan and Radoslaw over time
Alan and Radoslaw appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Radoslaw reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alan 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
Alan and Radoslaw changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 2002, ending at #284 and #545.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Alan #241 in 1981, Radoslaw #184 in 1980.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1969–2002
Alan held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Radoslaw in 22.
Highest recorded here: Alan #241 in 1981, Radoslaw #184 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Alan #284, Radoslaw #545.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2007–2022
Alan held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Radoslaw in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alan #170 in 2015, Radoslaw #2544 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alan #472, Radoslaw #4789.
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 | Alan | Radoslaw |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Exact meaning uncertain — possibly Brythonic for 'little rock', or from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th-5th centuries. Used in Brittany from at least the 6th century, brought to England by Breton settlers after the Norman Conquest. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Uncertain (Brythonic or Alan-tribal) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæl.ən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alan has a recorded origin (Uncertain (Brythonic or Alan-tribal)); Radoslaw does not have one recorded yet.
- Alan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Radoslaw.
- A meaning is recorded for Alan; Radoslaw doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #253 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #274 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Radoslaw
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #535 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2002
Highest recorded position: #184 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1969–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys