Arne vs Matheus
Arne and Matheuscompared 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 2025, Arne was ranked #222 and Matheus #243 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arne was ranked #3688 and Matheus #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Arne and Matheus over time
Arne and Matheus appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in Norway · Boys, Matheus rose about as far as Arne fell — from #136 and #520 in 1998 to #222 and #243 in 2025.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arne #2160 in 2023, Matheus #1609 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2025
Arne held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Matheus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arne #136 in 1998, Matheus #243 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arne #222, Matheus #243.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2005–2024
Arne held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Matheus in 8.
Highest recorded here: Arne #2160 in 2023, Matheus #1609 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arne #3688, Matheus #1859.
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 | Arne | Matheus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #222 (2025) | Norway · Boys #243 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arne and Matheus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #6 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: #5 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #222 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Matheus
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #243 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys