Piotr vs Pål
Piotr and Pålcompared 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 2018, Piotr was ranked #485 and Pål #358 among boys in Norway.
Piotr and Pål over time
Piotr and Pål appear together in 1 published list, across 63 years of shared records. Pål held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Piotr in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Pål reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Piotr 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
Piotr and Pål changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2018, ending at #485 and #358.
- Longest-running competitions
Piotr and Pål were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1953 to 2018, ending at #485 and #358.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1953–2018
Piotr held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Pål in 60.
Highest recorded here: Piotr #50 in 1983, Pål #23 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Piotr #485, Pål #358.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Pål
Pairs where Pål shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Henry vs Pål
In 1945 they stood at #102 and #99 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #50 and #385.
Henry · Pål · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Aksel vs Pål
Aksel and Pål were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #385.
Aksel · Pål · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Pål
Anders and Pål were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #385.
Anders · Pål · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Andreas vs Pål
Andreas and Pål were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #385.
Andreas · Pål · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Piotr | Pål |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025) | Norway · Boys #385 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Piotr and Pål both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Piotr
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #347 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2018
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1953–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Pål
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #99 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: #23 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #385 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys