Isak vs Marcin
Isak 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, Isak was ranked #34 and Marcin #560 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Isak was ranked #1461 and Marcin #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Isak and Marcin over time
Isak and Marcin appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Marcin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Isak 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1993, Isak moved ahead of Marcin in Norway · Boys — #198 and #179 the year before became #196 and #215.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1973–2007
Isak held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Marcin in 20.
Highest recorded here: Isak #34 in 2007, Marcin #42 in 1981.
The order changed in 1993: Isak moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #198 and #179; by 1993 that had become #196 and #215.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Isak #34, Marcin #560.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1998–2023
Isak held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Marcin in 13.
Highest recorded here: Isak #1440 in 2007, Marcin #1124 in 2011.
The order changed in 2020: Isak moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2488 and #2488; by 2020 that had become #2404 and #2682.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Isak #1461, 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 | Isak | 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 #6 (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) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isak and Marcin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Isak
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #282 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 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