Dan vs Piotr
Dan and Piotrcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Dan was ranked #219 and Piotr #516 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Dan was ranked #250 and Piotr #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2017, Dan was ranked #472 and Piotr #433 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dan was ranked #1460 and Piotr #1951 among boys in England and Wales.
Dan and Piotr over time
Dan and Piotr appear together in 3 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Dan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Piotr in 1.
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.
Piotr reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Dan in 1. 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
Dan and Piotr changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2017, ending at #472 and #433.
- Longest-running competitions
Dan and Piotr were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1953 to 2017, ending at #472 and #433.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1953–2017
Dan held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Piotr in 28.
Highest recorded here: Dan #75 in 1987, Piotr #50 in 1983.
The order changed in 2017: Piotr moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #453 and #535; by 2017 that had become #472 and #433.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Dan #472, Piotr #433.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2024
Dan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Piotr in 15.
Highest recorded here: Dan #476 in 1997, Piotr #461 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dan #1460, Piotr #1951.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2006–2023
Dan held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Piotr in 5.
Highest recorded here: Dan #210 in 2021, Piotr #201 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Dan #219, Piotr #516.
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 | Dan | Piotr |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1951 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dan and Piotr both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Dan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Piotr
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #347 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2018
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1953–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys