Mariusz vs Torkel
Mariusz and Torkelcompared 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 Torkel #331 among boys in Norway.
Mariusz and Torkel over time
Mariusz and Torkel appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Mariusz held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torkel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Torkel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mariusz 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
Mariusz and Torkel changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 1995, ending at #600 and #331.
- Longest-running competitions
Mariusz and Torkel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 38 years, from 1957 to 1995, ending at #600 and #331.
List by list
Norway · Boys38 shared years, 1957–1995
Mariusz held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Torkel in 8.
Highest recorded here: Mariusz #76 in 1976, Torkel #252 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Mariusz #600, Torkel #331.
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 | Torkel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) | Norway · Boys #397 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mariusz and Torkel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Torkel
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2022
Highest recorded position: #252 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1948–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #397 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys