Grazyna vs Rachel
Grazyna and Rachelcompared 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 · Girls
In 1977, Grazyna was ranked #501 and Rachel #311 among girls in Norway.
Grazyna and Rachel over time
Grazyna and Rachel appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Grazyna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rachel in 0.
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.
Grazyna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rachel 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls11 shared years, 1951–1977
Grazyna held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Rachel in 5.
Highest recorded here: Grazyna #263 in 1961, Rachel #264 in 1972.
The order changed in 1972: Rachel moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #374 and #416; by 1972 that had become #597 and #264.
Most recent shared year, 1977: Grazyna #501, Rachel #311.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
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Side by side
| Field | Grazyna | Rachel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'ewe' (female sheep), the biblical wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Rhakhel |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈreɪtʃəl/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #501 (1977) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #186 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rachel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Rhakhel); Grazyna does not have one recorded yet.
- Grazyna has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rachel.
- A meaning is recorded for Rachel; Grazyna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Grazyna
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #384 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–1977
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1949–1977).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1977
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 1977.
Norway · Girls
Rachel
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #379 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2006
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1971 (recorded 1965–2006).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #394 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls