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Arkadiusz vs Ulrik

Arkadiusz and Ulrikcompared 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 2003, Arkadiusz was ranked #523 and Ulrik #114 among boys in Norway.

Arkadiusz and Ulrik over time

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

Arkadiusz reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulrik 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, 19652003

    Arkadiusz held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ulrik in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Arkadiusz #168 in 1980, Ulrik #114 in 2003.

    The order changed in 1988: Ulrik moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #213 and #373; by 1988 that had become #279 and #245.

    Most recent shared year, 2003: Arkadiusz #523, Ulrik #114.

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 Ulrik

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arkadiusz, Ulrik
FieldArkadiuszUlrik
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 recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NONO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3412 (2018)Norway · Boys #14 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Arkadiusz

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1962

    First recorded at #409 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1962–2003

    Highest recorded position: #168 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1962–2003).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #3412 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Boys

Ulrik

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys