Otto vs Zbigniew
Otto and Zbigniewcompared 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 2018, Otto was ranked #236 and Zbigniew #4749 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1993, Otto was ranked #561 and Zbigniew #641 among boys in Norway.
Otto and Zbigniew over time
Otto and Zbigniew appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Zbigniew held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Otto in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Otto reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Zbigniew 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
Otto and Zbigniew changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 1993, ending at #561 and #641.
- Longest-running competitions
Otto and Zbigniew were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1953 to 1993, ending at #561 and #641.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1953–1993
Otto held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Zbigniew in 26.
Highest recorded here: Otto #112 in 1955, Zbigniew #139 in 1960.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Otto #561, Zbigniew #641.
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 | Otto | Zbigniew |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #115 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Otto and Zbigniew both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Otto
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #91 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #115 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Zbigniew
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #291 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–1993
Highest recorded position: #139 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1953–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #641 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Boys