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Zbigniew

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

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

Zbigniew: Recorded since 1953, with a gap of 24 years, it reached #139 in 1960, and it was last ranked in 2018.

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2018

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2018 to 2018, ranging from #4749 to #4749.2018#4749#4749
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
2018#4749

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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 36 of the 41 years from 1953 to 1993.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1953–2018 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #291 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1953–1993

    Highest recorded position: #139 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1953–1993).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1993

    Most recently recorded at #641 among boys in Norway, in 1993.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1953 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #139 in Norway in 1960.

Zbigniew'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
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#6414HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5516HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#40311HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5716HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#35713HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#40211HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#34514HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#36312HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#27419HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#24022HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#20332HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#27118HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#20330HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#23622HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#23024HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#18734HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#15151HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#19134HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#18034HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#16142HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#17436HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#14049HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#16337HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#17531HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#16732HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#14241HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#17428HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#14838HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#13942HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#15233HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#18623HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#19521HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#22017HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#19619HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#20517HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#2919HighVerified

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

Where Zbigniew is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Zbigniew, between 1953 and 2018, in 37 of those 66 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
Norway1953–199336#139 in 1960
England and Wales20181#4749 in 2018

Its high point came 58 years earlier in Norway (1960) than in England and Wales (2018).

No registrar recorded it for 24 years after 1993; it appears again in 2018.

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

What is known about Zbigniew

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Official record
2 official registrars, 1953–2018.
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 1953 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #139 in Norway in 1960. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.