Jacek vs Ronald
Jacek and Ronaldcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Jacek was ranked #527 and Ronald #527 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 1992, Jacek was ranked #603 and Ronald #624 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Jacek was ranked #4001 and Ronald #670 among boys in England and Wales.
Jacek and Ronald over time
Jacek and Ronald appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1965, Jacek moved ahead of Ronald in Norway · Boys — #158 and #152 the year before became #152 and #200.
- Longest-running competitions
Jacek and Ronald were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1956 to 1992, ending at #603 and #624.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1956–1992
Jacek held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Ronald in 9.
Highest recorded here: Jacek #116 in 1969, Ronald #149 in 1958.
The order changed in 1965: Jacek moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #158 and #152; by 1965 that had become #152 and #200.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Jacek #603, Ronald #624.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1997–2022
Jacek held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ronald in 14.
Highest recorded here: Jacek #1596 in 2008, Ronald #670 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jacek #4001, Ronald #670.
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 | Ronald |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | England and Wales · Boys #627 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacek and Ronald both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Ronald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #202 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys