Andrzej vs Marek
Andrzej and Marekcompared 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 2011, Andrzej was ranked #730 and Marek #387 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 1995, Andrzej was ranked #570 and Marek #541 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Andrzej was ranked #2728 and Marek #1369 among boys in England and Wales.
Andrzej and Marek over time
Andrzej and Marek appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Marek 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.
Andrzej reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Marek 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1978, Marek moved ahead of Andrzej in Norway · Boys — #136 and #141 the year before became #158 and #111.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Andrzej and Marek changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1951 and 1995, ending at #570 and #541.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 43 shared years in Norway · Boys, Andrzej and Marek averaged 50.6 places apart, ending at #570 and #541.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrzej and Marek were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1951 to 1995, ending at #570 and #541.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andrzej #1828 in 2008, Marek #792 in 2010.
List by list
Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1951–1995
Andrzej held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Marek in 22.
Highest recorded here: Andrzej #103 in 1961, Marek #108 in 1967.
The order changed in 1978: Marek moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #136 and #141; by 1978 that had become #158 and #111.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Andrzej #570, Marek #541.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1996–2019
Andrzej held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Marek in 16.
Highest recorded here: Andrzej #1828 in 2008, Marek #792 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Andrzej #2728, Marek #1369.
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 | Andrzej | Marek |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #2728 (2019) | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrzej and Marek both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Marek
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2006
Highest recorded position: #108 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1951–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys