Andrzej vs Peter
Andrzej and Petercompared 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 Peter #87 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 1995, Andrzej was ranked #570 and Peter #124 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Andrzej was ranked #2728 and Peter #210 among boys in England and Wales.
Andrzej and Peter over time
Andrzej and Peter appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Peter held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Andrzej in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Andrzej and Peter changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 1995, ending at #570 and #124.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrzej and Peter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1947 to 1995, ending at #570 and #124.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1947–1995
Andrzej held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Peter in 41.
Highest recorded here: Andrzej #103 in 1961, Peter #72 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Andrzej #570, Peter #124.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1996–2019
Andrzej held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Peter in 16.
Highest recorded here: Andrzej #1828 in 2008, Peter #59 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Andrzej #2728, Peter #210.
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 | Peter |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek/Aramaic, biblical |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈpit.əɹ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2728 (2019) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Peter has a recorded origin (Greek/Aramaic, biblical); Andrzej does not have one recorded yet.
- Andrzej and Peter both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Peter; Andrzej doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Peter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #106 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2006
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–2006).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys