Jerzy vs Jozef
Jerzy and Jozefcompared 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 1981, Jerzy was ranked #551 and Jozef #330 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jerzy was ranked #5119 and Jozef #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Jerzy and Jozef over time
Jerzy and Jozef appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jozef reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Jerzy 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
Jerzy and Jozef changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 1981, ending at #551 and #330.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jerzy #2734 in 2017, Jozef #1022 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1949–1981
Jerzy held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jozef in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jerzy #167 in 1959, Jozef #195 in 1958.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Jerzy #551, Jozef #330.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2005–2024
Jerzy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jozef in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jerzy #2734 in 2017, Jozef #1022 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jerzy #5119, Jozef #1758.
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 | Jerzy | Jozef |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jerzy and Jozef both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jerzy
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #352 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–1981
Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1949–1981).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Jozef
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #327 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2019
Highest recorded position: #195 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1949–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys