Maciej vs Mindaugas
Maciej and Mindaugascompared 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 1996, Maciej was ranked #303 and Mindaugas #533 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2014, Maciej was ranked #805 and Mindaugas #3895 among boys in England and Wales.
Maciej and Mindaugas over time
Maciej and Mindaugas appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Maciej held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mindaugas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mindaugas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maciej 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
Maciej and Mindaugas changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 1996, ending at #303 and #533.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Maciej #144 in 1983, Mindaugas #154 in 1981.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1969–1996
Maciej held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Mindaugas in 6.
Highest recorded here: Maciej #144 in 1983, Mindaugas #154 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Maciej #303, Mindaugas #533.
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 | Maciej | Mindaugas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #3895 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maciej has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mindaugas.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Mindaugas
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #576 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1996
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1969–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #3895 among boys in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Boys