Claes vs Henryk
Claes and Henrykcompared 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 1978, Claes was ranked #553 and Henryk #615 among boys in Norway.
Claes and Henryk over time
Claes and Henryk appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Henryk held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Claes in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Henryk reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Claes 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
Claes and Henryk changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 1978, ending at #553 and #615.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1953–1978
Claes held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Henryk in 10.
Highest recorded here: Claes #315 in 1965, Henryk #232 in 1956.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1978: Claes #553, Henryk #615.
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 | Claes | Henryk |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #614 (1989) | Norway · Boys #354 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Claes has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Henryk.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Claes
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #361 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–1989
Highest recorded position: #315 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1953–1989).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #614 among boys in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Boys
Henryk
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #293 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #354 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys