Kim vs Maciej
Kim and Maciejcompared 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 2019, Kim was ranked #463 and Maciej #408 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Kim was ranked #518 and Maciej #448 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Kim was ranked #4747 and Maciej #1046 among boys in England and Wales.
Kim and Maciej over time
Kim and Maciej appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kim and Maciej were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1959 to 2019, ending at #463 and #408.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1959–2019
Kim held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Maciej in 1.
Highest recorded here: Kim #10 in 1987, Maciej #144 in 1983.
The order changed in 2019: Maciej moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #251 and #507; by 2019 that had become #463 and #408.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Kim #463, Maciej #408.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2002–2015
Kim held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Maciej in 9.
Highest recorded here: Kim #1519 in 2002, Maciej #471 in 2008.
The order changed in 2005: Maciej moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1596 and #3009; by 2005 that had become #2754 and #1534.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Kim #4747, Maciej #1046.
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 | Kim | Maciej |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| 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
- Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Maciej.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kim
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maciej
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #464 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2019
Highest recorded position: #144 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1959–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys