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Arild vs Kazimierz

Arild and Kazimierzcompared 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 1980, Arild was ranked #86 and Kazimierz #582 among boys in Norway.

Arild and Kazimierz over time

Arild and Kazimierz appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Arild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kazimierz in 0.

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

Arild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kazimierz 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys24 shared years, 19531980

    Arild held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Kazimierz in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arild #22 in 1953, Kazimierz #224 in 1957.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1980: Arild #86, Kazimierz #582.

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 Arild

Pairs where Arild shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arild, Kazimierz
FieldArildKazimierz
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #489 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arild has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kazimierz.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Arild

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #32 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: #22 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #489 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Kazimierz

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #298 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1953–1980

    Highest recorded position: #224 among boys in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1953–1980).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys