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Andreas vs Leszek

Andreas and Leszekcompared 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 1990, Andreas was ranked #2 and Leszek #632 among boys in Norway.

Andreas and Leszek over time

Andreas and Leszek appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leszek in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Leszek reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Andreas 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys33 shared years, 19541990

    Andreas held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Leszek in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Andreas #2 in 1990, Leszek #192 in 1964.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1990: Andreas #2, Leszek #632.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Andreas, Leszek
FieldAndreasLeszek
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #96 (2025)Norway · Boys #632 (1990)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andreas and Leszek both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Andreas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #140 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Leszek

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #421 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1990

    Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1954–1990).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1990

    Most recently recorded at #632 among boys in Norway, in 1990.

    Norway · Boys