Gracjan vs Nils
Gracjan and Nilscompared 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, Gracjan was ranked #4789 and Nils #3990 among boys in England and Wales.
Gracjan and Nils over time
Gracjan and Nils appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Gracjan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nils in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Gracjan and Nils changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2006 and 2021, ending at #4789 and #3990.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Gracjan #1099 in 2009, Nils #1859 in 2009.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2006–2021
Gracjan held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Nils in 2.
Highest recorded here: Gracjan #1099 in 2009, Nils #1859 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Gracjan #4789, Nils #3990.
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 | Gracjan | Nils |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | Norway · Boys #61 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gracjan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Nils.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Gracjan
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #2870 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2015
Highest recorded position: #429 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2007–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys
Nils
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #26 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #61 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys