Boguslaw vs Harry
Boguslaw and Harrycompared 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 1982, Boguslaw was ranked #485 and Harry #575 among boys in Norway.
Boguslaw and Harry over time
Boguslaw and Harry appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Harry held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Boguslaw 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.
Boguslaw reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Harry 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
Boguslaw and Harry changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 1982, ending at #485 and #575.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Boguslaw #257 in 1958, Harry #101 in 1959.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1956–1982
Boguslaw held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Harry in 21.
Highest recorded here: Boguslaw #257 in 1958, Harry #101 in 1959.
The order changed in 1980: Boguslaw moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #510 and #446; by 1980 that had become #529 and #634.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Boguslaw #485, Harry #575.
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 | Boguslaw | Harry |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Henry — 'home ruler' — and functioning, in modern times, as a nickname for both Henry and names beginning with 'Har-'. During the Middle Ages in England, Henry was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈhæri/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #531 (1984) | England and Wales · Boys #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harry has a recorded origin (English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry); Boguslaw does not have one recorded yet.
- Boguslaw has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Harry.
- A meaning is recorded for Harry; Boguslaw doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Boguslaw
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–1984
Highest recorded position: #257 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1956–1984).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #531 among boys in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Boys
Harry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #70 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys