Leszek vs Thore
Leszek and Thorecompared 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 1990, Leszek was ranked #632 and Thore #510 among boys in Norway.
Leszek and Thore over time
Leszek and Thore appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Thore held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leszek in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Thore 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 Thore changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 1990, ending at #632 and #510.
- Longest-running competitions
Leszek and Thore were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1954 to 1990, ending at #632 and #510.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1954–1990
Leszek held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Thore in 22.
Highest recorded here: Leszek #192 in 1964, Thore #147 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Leszek #632, Thore #510.
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 | Thore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #632 (1990) | Norway · Boys #568 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leszek and Thore 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
Thore
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #98 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #568 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys