Rafal vs Tim
Rafal and Timcompared 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 2000, Rafal was ranked #567 and Tim #202 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Rafal was ranked #749 and Tim #435 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Rafal was ranked #4107 and Tim #2325 among boys in England and Wales.
Rafal and Tim over time
Rafal and Tim appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Rafal and Tim changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2005 and 2023, ending at #4107 and #2325.
- Longest-running competitions
Rafal and Tim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1968 to 2000, ending at #567 and #202.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1968–2000
Rafal held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Tim in 13.
Highest recorded here: Rafal #79 in 1975, Tim #135 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Rafal #567, Tim #202.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2005–2023
Rafal held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tim in 15.
Highest recorded here: Rafal #1175 in 2009, Tim #1047 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Rafal #4107, Tim #2325.
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 | Rafal | Tim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) | Norway · Boys #218 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rafal has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Rafal
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #514 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2000
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1968–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Tim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #414 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #218 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys