Erlend vs Jacek
Erlend and Jacekcompared 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 1995, Erlend was ranked #32 and Jacek #593 among boys in Norway.
Erlend and Jacek over time
Erlend and Jacek appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Erlend held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jacek in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jacek reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Erlend 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
Erlend and Jacek changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 1995, ending at #32 and #593.
- Longest-running competitions
Erlend and Jacek were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1956 to 1995, ending at #32 and #593.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1956–1995
Erlend held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Jacek in 2.
Highest recorded here: Erlend #32 in 1995, Jacek #116 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Erlend #32, Jacek #593.
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 | Erlend | Jacek |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #314 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erlend and Jacek both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erlend
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #275 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #314 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jacek
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #426 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–1995
Highest recorded position: #116 among boys in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1956–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys