Leszek vs Otto
Leszek and Ottocompared 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 1987, Leszek was ranked #500 and Otto #587 among boys in Norway.
Leszek and Otto over time
Leszek and Otto appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Otto held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leszek 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.
Otto reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leszek 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
Leszek and Otto changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 1987, ending at #500 and #587.
- Longest-running competitions
Leszek and Otto were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1954 to 1987, ending at #500 and #587.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1954–1987
Leszek held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Otto in 18.
Highest recorded here: Leszek #192 in 1964, Otto #112 in 1955.
The order changed in 1982: Leszek moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #557 and #515; by 1982 that had become #353 and #471.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Leszek #500, Otto #587.
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 | Leszek | Otto |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #632 (1990) | Norway · Boys #115 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leszek and Otto both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Leszek
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #421 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1990
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1954–1990).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #632 among boys in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Boys
Otto
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #91 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #115 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys