Glenn vs Rafal
Glenn and Rafalcompared 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 2000, Glenn was ranked #260 and Rafal #567 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Glenn was ranked #635 and Rafal #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Glenn was ranked #4991 and Rafal #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Glenn and Rafal over time
Glenn and Rafal appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 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.
Glenn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rafal 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Glenn and Rafal were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1968 to 2000, ending at #260 and #567.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Glenn #57 in 1974, Rafal #79 in 1975.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1968–2000
Glenn held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Rafal in 0.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #57 in 1974, Rafal #79 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Glenn #260, Rafal #567.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2005–2023
Glenn held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rafal in 10.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #1469 in 2006, Rafal #1175 in 2009.
The order changed in 2008: Rafal moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1666 and #1756; by 2008 that had become #1828 and #1343.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Glenn #4991, Rafal #4107.
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 | Glenn | Rafal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Glenn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Rafal.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Glenn
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #329 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Rafal
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #514 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2000
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1968–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys