Jack vs Reza
Jack and Rezacompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jack was ranked #22 and Reza #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2002, Jack was ranked #373 and Reza #546 among boys in Norway.
Jack and Reza over time
Jack and Reza appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Jack held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Reza in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jack reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Reza 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
Jack and Reza changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2002, ending at #373 and #546.
- Longest-running competitions
Jack and Reza were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1954 to 2002, ending at #373 and #546.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1954–2002
Jack held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Reza in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jack #165 in 1962, Reza #276 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Jack #373, Reza #546.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Jack held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Reza in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jack #1 in 1996, Reza #1383 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jack #22, Reza #2671.
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 | Jack | Reza |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | God is gracious (via John), though now used as an independent name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English, historically a diminutive of John | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒæk/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Jankin | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #2 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Jack has a recorded origin (English, historically a diminutive of John); Reza does not have one recorded yet.
- Jack has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Reza.
- A meaning is recorded for Jack; Reza doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Jack a "high" Data Confidence level and Reza a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Jack
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #171 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Reza
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2002
Highest recorded position: #276 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1954–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys