Pål vs Tomasz
Pål and Tomaszcompared 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, Pål was ranked #358 and Tomasz #491 among boys in Norway.
Pål and Tomasz over time
Pål and Tomasz appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Pål held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tomasz 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 Tomasz 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
Pål and Tomasz changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2018, ending at #358 and #491.
- Longest-running competitions
Pål and Tomasz were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1954 to 2018, ending at #358 and #491.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1954–2018
Pål held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Tomasz in 2.
Highest recorded here: Pål #23 in 1971, Tomasz #45 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Pål #358, Tomasz #491.
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 | Pål | Tomasz |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #385 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1282 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Pål has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tomasz.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Tomasz
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2018
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1954–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1282 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys