Gustav vs Marcin
Gustav and Marcincompared 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, Gustav was ranked #118 and Marcin #560 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Gustav was ranked #2325 and Marcin #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Gustav and Marcin over time
Gustav and Marcin appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Marcin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gustav in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Marcin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Gustav 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
Gustav and Marcin changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2023, ending at #2325 and #4107.
- Longest-running competitions
Gustav and Marcin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1968 to 2007, ending at #118 and #560.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1968–2007
Gustav held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Marcin in 24.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #118 in 2007, Marcin #42 in 1981.
The order changed in 1994: Gustav moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #296 and #215; by 1994 that had become #240 and #244.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Gustav #118, Marcin #560.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1998–2023
Gustav held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Marcin in 14.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #1786 in 2015, Marcin #1124 in 2011.
The order changed in 2022: Gustav moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #3334 and #2682; by 2022 that had become #2320 and #4789.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Gustav #2325, Marcin #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 | Gustav | Marcin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #19 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| 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
- Gustav and Marcin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gustav
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Marcin
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #440 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2007
Highest recorded position: #42 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1968–2007).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys