May vs Patrycja
May and Patrycjacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, May was ranked #361 and Patrycja #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2009, May was ranked #419 and Patrycja #364 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2010, May was ranked #390 and Patrycja #536 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, May was ranked #610 and Patrycja #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
May and Patrycja over time
May and Patrycja appear together in 3 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. May held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Patrycja in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
May reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Patrycja in 1. 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
May and Patrycja changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1977 and 2010, ending at #390 and #536.
- Longest-running competitions
May and Patrycja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1977 to 2010, ending at #390 and #536.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — May #325 in 2007, Patrycja #556 in 2009.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1977–2010
May held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Patrycja in 2.
Highest recorded here: May #48 in 1977, Patrycja #180 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: May #390, Patrycja #536.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1998–2024
May held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Patrycja in 0.
Highest recorded here: May #325 in 2007, Patrycja #556 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: May #610, Patrycja #5891.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2005–2018
May held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Patrycja in 7.
Highest recorded here: May #289 in 2017, Patrycja #212 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: May #361, Patrycja #896.
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 | May | Patrycja |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #481 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- May has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Patrycja.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
May
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #43 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #481 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Patrycja
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #568 among girls in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2010
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1977–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls