Jerzy vs Tobias
Jerzy and Tobiascompared 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, Jerzy was ranked #5119 and Tobias #108 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1981, Jerzy was ranked #551 and Tobias #301 among boys in Norway.
Jerzy and Tobias over time
Jerzy and Tobias appear together in 2 published lists, across 24 years of shared records. Tobias held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jerzy in 0.
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.
Jerzy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tobias 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 Tobias changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1967 and 1981, ending at #551 and #301.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jerzy #2734 in 2017, Tobias #98 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2005–2024
Jerzy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tobias in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jerzy #2734 in 2017, Tobias #98 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jerzy #5119, Tobias #108.
Norway · Boys11 shared years, 1967–1981
Jerzy held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tobias in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jerzy #266 in 1967, Tobias #258 in 1977.
The order changed in 1977: Tobias moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #335 and #409; by 1977 that had become #508 and #258.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Jerzy #551, Tobias #301.
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 | Tobias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /tʊ.ˈbiː.as/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | Norway · Boys #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tobias has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Jerzy does not have one recorded yet.
- Jerzy and Tobias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Jerzy doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Tobias
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys