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Janusz

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What official birth registration shows about Janusz: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2012

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2012, ranging from #2419 to #4805.19982012#2419#4805
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2419
2012#4805

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 35 of the 38 years from 1950 to 1987.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1950–2012 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1950

    First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1950–1987

    Highest recorded position: #160 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1950–1987).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #4805 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1950 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #160 in Norway in 1968.

Janusz's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5745HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5047HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#33114HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#41610HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#39411HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#28117HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#38611HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#23123HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4488HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#36312HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#30015HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#24021HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#20530HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#24321HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#18836HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#20229HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#23022HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#22324HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#16042HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#22022HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#26615HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#20823HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#18028HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#22120HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#21320HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3448HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#17926HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#18623HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#20019HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#20918HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#26012HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#2998HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3386HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3824HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3286HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Janusz is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Janusz, between 1950 and 2012, in 37 of those 63 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1950–198735#160 in 1968
England and Wales1998–20122#2419 in 1998

Its high point came 30 years earlier in Norway (1968) than in England and Wales (1998).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 1998; it appears again in 2012.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Janusz

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1950–2012.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1950 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #160 in Norway in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.