Stanislaw vs Waldemar
Stanislaw and Waldemarcompared 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 2016, Stanislaw was ranked #537 and Waldemar #471 among boys in Norway.
Stanislaw and Waldemar over time
Stanislaw and Waldemar appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Stanislaw held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Waldemar in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Stanislaw reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Waldemar 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
Stanislaw and Waldemar changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 2016, ending at #537 and #471.
- Longest-running competitions
Stanislaw and Waldemar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1956 to 2016, ending at #537 and #471.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1956–2016
Stanislaw held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Waldemar in 15.
Highest recorded here: Stanislaw #151 in 1961, Waldemar #201 in 1965.
The order changed in 2016: Waldemar moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #556 and #565; by 2016 that had become #537 and #471.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Stanislaw #537, Waldemar #471.
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 | Stanislaw | Waldemar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #502 (2024) | Norway · Boys #479 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stanislaw and Waldemar both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Stanislaw
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #318 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2024
Highest recorded position: #151 among boys in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1950–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #924 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Waldemar
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #292 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #479 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys