Janusz vs Roald
Janusz and Roaldcompared 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 1987, Janusz was ranked #574 and Roald #450 among boys in Norway.
Janusz and Roald over time
Janusz and Roald appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Roald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Janusz in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Roald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Janusz 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
Janusz and Roald changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 1987, ending at #574 and #450.
- Longest-running competitions
Janusz and Roald were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1950 to 1987, ending at #574 and #450.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1950–1987
Janusz held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Roald in 31.
Highest recorded here: Janusz #160 in 1968, Roald #67 in 1951.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Janusz #574, Roald #450.
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 | Janusz | Roald |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4805 (2012) | Norway · Boys #516 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janusz has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roald.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Janusz
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–1987
Highest recorded position: #160 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1950–1987).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #4805 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012.
England and Wales · Boys
Roald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #77 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #64 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #516 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys