Anders vs Przemyslaw
Anders and Przemyslawcompared 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 2000, Anders was ranked #33 and Przemyslaw #524 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Anders was ranked #2259 and Przemyslaw #3959 among boys in England and Wales.
Anders and Przemyslaw over time
Anders and Przemyslaw appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Anders held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Przemyslaw 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.
Przemyslaw reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Anders 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Anders and Przemyslaw were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1968 to 2000, ending at #33 and #524.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Anders #3 in 1981, Przemyslaw #129 in 1979.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1968–2000
Anders held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Przemyslaw in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anders #3 in 1981, Przemyslaw #129 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Anders #33, Przemyslaw #524.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2008–2018
Anders held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Przemyslaw in 2.
Highest recorded here: Anders #1673 in 2015, Przemyslaw #2126 in 2009.
The order changed in 2012: Anders moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3332 and #2941; by 2012 that had become #2721 and #3416.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Anders #2259, Przemyslaw #3959.
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 Anders
Pairs where Anders shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Anders vs Aksel
Anders and Aksel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #25.
Anders · Aksel · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Arne
Anders and Arne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #222.
Anders · Arne · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Bjørn vs Anders
Bjørn and Anders were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #56 and #293.
Bjørn · Anders · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Christian
Anders and Christian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #131.
Anders · Christian · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Anders | Przemyslaw |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #3959 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Przemyslaw.
- 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 #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Przemyslaw
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #513 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2000
Highest recorded position: #129 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1968–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #3959 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys