Henryk vs Klaus
Henryk and Klauscompared 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 2018, Henryk was ranked #449 and Klaus #518 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Henryk was ranked #1025 and Klaus #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Henryk and Klaus over time
Henryk and Klaus appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 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.
Klaus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Henryk 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Henryk #878 in 2020, Klaus #2404 in 2020.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1951–2018
Henryk held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Klaus in 21.
Highest recorded here: Henryk #206 in 1958, Klaus #186 in 1956.
The order changed in 2018: Henryk moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #615 and #318; by 2018 that had become #449 and #518.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Henryk #449, Klaus #518.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2015–2024
Henryk held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Klaus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Henryk #878 in 2020, Klaus #2404 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henryk #1025, Klaus #3254.
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 | Henryk | Klaus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Shares Nikolaus's meaning: commonly interpreted as 'victory of the people'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /klaʊs/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Nikolaus, Nils |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #354 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Klaus has a recorded origin (Germanic); Henryk does not have one recorded yet.
- Henryk has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Klaus.
- A meaning is recorded for Klaus; Henryk doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Henryk
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #293 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #354 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Klaus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #241 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2020
Highest recorded position: #175 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2020).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys