Bogdan vs Janusz
Bogdan and Januszcompared 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 1987, Bogdan was ranked #355 and Janusz #574 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2012, Bogdan was ranked #1756 and Janusz #4805 among boys in England and Wales.
Bogdan and Janusz over time
Bogdan and Janusz appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Janusz held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bogdan 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.
Bogdan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Janusz 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bogdan and Janusz changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 1987, ending at #355 and #574.
- Longest-running competitions
Bogdan and Janusz were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1956 to 1987, ending at #355 and #574.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1956–1987
Bogdan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Janusz in 23.
Highest recorded here: Bogdan #212 in 1965, Janusz #160 in 1968.
The order changed in 1985: Bogdan moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #404 and #331; by 1985 that had become #347 and #504.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Bogdan #355, Janusz #574.
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 | Bogdan | Janusz |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4805 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bogdan and Janusz both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Bogdan
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #278 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #491 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Janusz
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–1987
Highest recorded position: #160 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1950–1987).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #4805 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012.
England and Wales · Boys