Gunnar vs Lukasz
Gunnar and Lukaszcompared 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 2007, Gunnar was ranked #285 and Lukasz #558 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Gunnar was ranked #3256 and Lukasz #2133 among boys in England and Wales.
Gunnar and Lukasz over time
Gunnar and Lukasz appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Gunnar and Lukasz were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1974 to 2007, ending at #285 and #558.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1974–2007
Gunnar held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lukasz in 14.
Highest recorded here: Gunnar #70 in 1974, Lukasz #34 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Gunnar #285, Lukasz #558.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 2009–2025
Gunnar held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lukasz in 9.
Highest recorded here: Gunnar #1786 in 2018, Lukasz #792 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gunnar #3256, Lukasz #2133.
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.
Other comparisons involving Gunnar
Pairs where Gunnar shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Aksel vs Gunnar
Aksel and Gunnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #250.
Aksel · Gunnar · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Gunnar
Anders and Gunnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #250.
Anders · Gunnar · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Andreas vs Gunnar
Andreas and Gunnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #250.
Andreas · Gunnar · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Gunnar
Arne and Gunnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #250.
Arne · Gunnar · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Gunnar | Lukasz |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #250 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2133 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gunnar and Lukasz both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gunnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #13 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Lukasz
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #502 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2007
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1974–2007).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2133 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys