Maciej vs Reza
Maciej and Rezacompared 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 2000, Maciej was ranked #364 and Reza #433 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Maciej was ranked #5119 and Reza #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Maciej and Reza over time
Maciej and Reza appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Maciej held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Reza in 0.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maciej and Reza changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2002 and 2024, ending at #5119 and #2671.
- Longest-running competitions
Maciej and Reza were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1959 to 2000, ending at #364 and #433.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1959–2000
Maciej held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Reza in 4.
Highest recorded here: Maciej #144 in 1983, Reza #276 in 1993.
The order changed in 1995: Maciej moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #348 and #338; by 1995 that had become #250 and #384.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Maciej #364, Reza #433.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2002–2024
Maciej held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Reza in 3.
Highest recorded here: Maciej #471 in 2008, Reza #1732 in 2004.
The order changed in 2024: Reza moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #4991; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #2671.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maciej #5119, Reza #2671.
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 | Reza |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maciej and Reza both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Reza
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2002
Highest recorded position: #276 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1954–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys