Jacek vs Kim
Jacek and Kimcompared 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 1995, Jacek was ranked #593 and Kim #55 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Jacek was ranked #1902 and Kim #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Jacek and Kim over time
Jacek and Kim appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 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.
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
Jacek and Kim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1956 to 1995, ending at #593 and #55.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1956–1995
Jacek held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kim in 32.
Highest recorded here: Jacek #116 in 1969, Kim #10 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Jacek #593, Kim #55.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2015
Jacek held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kim in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jacek #1596 in 2008, Kim #1174 in 1997.
The order changed in 2008: Jacek moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #3095 and #2435; by 2008 that had become #1596 and #3687.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Jacek #1902, Kim #4747.
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 | Jacek | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacek has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jacek
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #426 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–1995
Highest recorded position: #116 among boys in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1956–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys
Kim
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls