Mariusz vs Rafal
Mariusz and Rafalcompared 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 1995, Mariusz was ranked #600 and Rafal #467 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Mariusz was ranked #4991 and Rafal #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Mariusz and Rafal over time
Mariusz and Rafal appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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
Mariusz and Rafal changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1968 and 1995, ending at #600 and #467.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Mariusz #76 in 1976, Rafal #79 in 1975.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1968–1995
Mariusz held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Rafal in 13.
Highest recorded here: Mariusz #76 in 1976, Rafal #79 in 1975.
The order changed in 1992: Rafal moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #276 and #283; by 1992 that had become #433 and #299.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Mariusz #600, Rafal #467.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2006–2023
Mariusz held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rafal in 9.
Highest recorded here: Mariusz #2435 in 2007, Rafal #1175 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Mariusz #4991, Rafal #4107.
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 | Mariusz | Rafal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mariusz and Rafal both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mariusz
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #434 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–1995
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1957–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Rafal
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #514 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2000
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1968–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys