Joacim vs Marek
Joacim and Marekcompared 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 2006, Joacim was ranked #465 and Marek #512 among boys in Norway.
Joacim and Marek over time
Joacim and Marek appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Marek held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Joacim 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.
Marek reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Joacim 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1973–2006
Joacim held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Marek in 14.
Highest recorded here: Joacim #229 in 1988, Marek #111 in 1978.
The order changed in 1991: Joacim moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #274 and #234; by 1991 that had become #232 and #297.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Joacim #465, Marek #512.
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 | Joacim | Marek |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #465 (2006) | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joacim and Marek both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Joacim
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #546 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2006
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1973–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #465 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys
Marek
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2006
Highest recorded position: #108 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1951–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys