Anders vs Andrzej
Anders and Andrzejcompared 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, Anders was ranked #11 and Andrzej #570 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Anders was ranked #3937 and Andrzej #2728 among boys in England and Wales.
Anders and Andrzej over time
Anders and Andrzej appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Anders held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Andrzej 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anders and Andrzej changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2019, ending at #3937 and #2728.
- Mirrored each other
Over 47 shared years in Norway · Boys, Anders rose about as far as Andrzej fell — from #61 and #366 in 1947 to #11 and #570 in 1995.
- Longest-running competitions
Anders and Andrzej were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1947 to 1995, ending at #11 and #570.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1947–1995
Anders held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Andrzej in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anders #3 in 1981, Andrzej #103 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Anders #11, Andrzej #570.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2019
Anders held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Andrzej in 5.
Highest recorded here: Anders #1591 in 1996, Andrzej #1828 in 2008.
The order changed in 2018: Andrzej moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #3040 and #3996; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #1875.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Anders #3937, Andrzej #2728.
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 | Anders | Andrzej |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #293 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2728 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders and Andrzej both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anders
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #293 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Andrzej
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #366 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1995
Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1947–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #2728 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Boys