Jacek vs Paal
Jacek and Paalcompared 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 Paal #350 among boys in Norway.
Jacek and Paal over time
Jacek and Paal appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Jacek held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Paal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jacek 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
Jacek and Paal changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 1995, ending at #593 and #350.
- Longest-running competitions
Jacek and Paal were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1956 to 1995, ending at #593 and #350.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Jacek #116 in 1969, Paal #144 in 1967.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1956–1995
Jacek held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Paal in 15.
Highest recorded here: Jacek #116 in 1969, Paal #144 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Jacek #593, Paal #350.
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 | Paal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | Norway · Boys #439 (2005) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacek has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Paal.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Paal
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #183 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2005
Highest recorded position: #144 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2005).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #439 among boys in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Boys