Cato vs Tomasz
Cato and Tomaszcompared 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 2015, Cato was ranked #515 and Tomasz #505 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cato was ranked #5119 and Tomasz #1282 among boys in England and Wales.
Cato and Tomasz over time
Cato and Tomasz appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cato and Tomasz changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2015, ending at #515 and #505.
- Longest-running competitions
Cato and Tomasz were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1954 to 2015, ending at #515 and #505.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Cato #2804 in 2016, Tomasz #543 in 2015.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1954–2015
Cato held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tomasz in 23.
Highest recorded here: Cato #85 in 1973, Tomasz #45 in 1981.
The order changed in 2008: Tomasz moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #537 and #569; by 2008 that had become #442 and #435.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Cato #515, Tomasz #505.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2001–2024
Cato held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tomasz in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cato #2804 in 2016, Tomasz #543 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cato #5119, Tomasz #1282.
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 | Tomasz |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 #1282 (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 Tomasz 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
Tomasz
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2018
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1954–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1282 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys