Patrik vs Tomas
Patrik and Tomascompared 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 2025, Patrik was ranked #473 and Tomas #389 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Patrik was ranked #498 and Tomas #498 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Patrik was ranked #1235 and Tomas #602 among boys in England and Wales.
Patrik and Tomas over time
Patrik and Tomas appear together in 3 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Tomas held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Patrik in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tomas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Patrik 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
Patrik and Tomas changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #473 and #389.
- Longest-running competitions
Patrik and Tomas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 57 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #473 and #389.
List by list
Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1964–2025
Patrik held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Tomas in 49.
Highest recorded here: Patrik #176 in 2005, Tomas #53 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Patrik #473, Tomas #389.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Patrik held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tomas in 29.
Highest recorded here: Patrik #768 in 2019, Tomas #177 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Patrik #1235, Tomas #602.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2008–2021
Patrik held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tomas in 10.
Highest recorded here: Patrik #443 in 2017, Tomas #81 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Patrik #498, Tomas #498.
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 | Patrik | Tomas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of Thomas, from the biblical name with Aramaic roots meaning 'twin'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈtʊm.mas/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #473 (2025) | Norway · Boys #389 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tomas has a recorded origin (Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission); Patrik does not have one recorded yet.
- Patrik and Tomas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tomas; Patrik doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Patrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #493 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #176 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1964–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #473 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tomas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #337 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: #53 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #389 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys