Jose vs Tomasz
Jose and Tomaszcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Jose was ranked #755 and Tomasz #414 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2015, Jose was ranked #491 and Tomasz #505 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Jose was ranked #1307 and Tomasz #2664 among boys in England and Wales.
Jose and Tomasz over time
Jose and Tomasz appear together in 2 published lists, across 76 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.
Jose reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tomasz 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
Jose and Tomasz changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2015, ending at #491 and #505.
- Longest-running competitions
Jose and Tomasz were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1307 and #2664.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1954–2015
Jose held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Tomasz in 32.
Highest recorded here: Jose #180 in 1967, Tomasz #45 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Jose #491, Tomasz #505.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Jose held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Tomasz in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jose #434 in 2005, Tomasz #513 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jose #1307, Tomasz #2664.
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 | Jose | Tomasz |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1307 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2664 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jose and Tomasz both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jose
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Tomasz
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2018
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1954–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys