Mindaugas vs Roman
Mindaugas and Romancompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2014, Mindaugas was ranked #3895 and Roman #110 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1996, Mindaugas was ranked #533 and Roman #596 among boys in Norway.
Mindaugas and Roman over time
Mindaugas and Roman appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Mindaugas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roman in 0.
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.
Roman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mindaugas 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1978, Mindaugas moved ahead of Roman in Norway · Boys — #225 and #218 the year before became #174 and #345.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Mindaugas #154 in 1981, Roman #196 in 1979.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1969–1996
Mindaugas held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Roman in 8.
Highest recorded here: Mindaugas #154 in 1981, Roman #196 in 1979.
The order changed in 1978: Mindaugas moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #225 and #218; by 1978 that had become #174 and #345.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Mindaugas #533, Roman #596.
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 | Mindaugas | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈro.man/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3895 (2014) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #50 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Mindaugas does not have one recorded yet.
- Mindaugas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Roman.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; Mindaugas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Roman
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys