Hans vs Marcin
Hans 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, Hans was ranked #100 and Marcin #560 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Hans was ranked #2813 and Marcin #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Hans and Marcin over time
Hans and Marcin appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 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.
Hans reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Marcin 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
Hans and Marcin changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #2813 and #4107.
- Longest-running competitions
Hans and Marcin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1968 to 2007, ending at #100 and #560.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1968–2007
Hans held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Marcin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hans #18 in 1968, Marcin #42 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Hans #100, Marcin #560.
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1996–2023
Hans held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Marcin in 14.
Highest recorded here: Hans #1377 in 2005, Marcin #1124 in 2011.
The order changed in 2022: Hans moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2960 and #2682; by 2022 that had become #2320 and #4789.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Hans #2813, 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 | Hans | 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 | ||
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #97 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hans has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Marcin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Hans
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #11 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 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 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