Isak vs Marek
Isak and Marekcompared 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 2006, Isak was ranked #27 and Marek #512 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Isak was ranked #1517 and Marek #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Isak and Marek over time
Isak and Marek appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Marek held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Isak in 0.
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.
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
Isak and Marek were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1951 to 2006, ending at #27 and #512.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1951–2006
Isak held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Marek in 26.
Highest recorded here: Isak #27 in 2006, Marek #111 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Isak #27, Marek #512.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1998–2024
Isak held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Marek in 22.
Highest recorded here: Isak #1440 in 2007, Marek #792 in 2010.
The order changed in 2023: Isak moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #1781; by 2023 that had become #1461 and #2160.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isak #1517, Marek #1758.
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 | Marek |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #6 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isak and Marek 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
Marek
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2006
Highest recorded position: #108 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1951–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys