Cato vs Maciej
Cato and Maciejcompared 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 2011, Cato was ranked #490 and Maciej #507 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cato was ranked #5119 and Maciej #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Cato and Maciej over time
Cato and Maciej appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Cato and Maciej were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 47 years, from 1959 to 2011, ending at #490 and #507.
List by list
Norway · Boys47 shared years, 1959–2011
Cato held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Maciej in 8.
Highest recorded here: Cato #85 in 1973, Maciej #144 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Cato #490, Maciej #507.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2006–2024
Cato held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maciej in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cato #2804 in 2016, Maciej #730 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cato #5119, Maciej #5119.
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 | Cato | Maciej |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cato and Maciej both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Cato
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #189 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Maciej
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #464 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2019
Highest recorded position: #144 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1959–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys