Gintaras vs Henry
Gintaras and Henrycompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Gintaras was ranked #4789 and Henry #10 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1990, Gintaras was ranked #621 and Henry #321 among boys in Norway.
Gintaras and Henry over time
Gintaras and Henry appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Gintaras held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Henry in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Henry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gintaras 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
Gintaras and Henry changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1962 and 1990, ending at #621 and #321.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1962–1990
Gintaras held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Henry in 13.
Highest recorded here: Gintaras #307 in 1967, Henry #164 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Gintaras #621, Henry #321.
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 | Gintaras | Henry |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Home ruler, estate ruler. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, via Old French Henri |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈhɛnɹi/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Harry, Hal, Heinrich, Henri |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #6 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Henry has a recorded origin (Germanic, via Old French Henri); Gintaras does not have one recorded yet.
- Gintaras has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Henry.
- A meaning is recorded for Henry; Gintaras doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Gintaras a "medium" Data Confidence level and Henry a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Gintaras
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #418 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–1990
Highest recorded position: #307 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1962–1990).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #621 among boys in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Boys
Henry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 1993–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys