Arturas vs Matthew
Arturas and Matthewcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Arturas was ranked #4749 and Matthew #82 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1998, Arturas was ranked #545 and Matthew #330 among boys in Norway.
Arturas and Matthew over time
Arturas and Matthew appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Arturas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Matthew 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.
Matthew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arturas 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
Arturas and Matthew changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 1998, ending at #545 and #330.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Arturas #167 in 1987, Matthew #267 in 1985.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1966–1998
Arturas held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Matthew in 12.
Highest recorded here: Arturas #167 in 1987, Matthew #267 in 1985.
The order changed in 1998: Matthew moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #359 and #434; by 1998 that had become #545 and #330.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Arturas #545, Matthew #330.
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 | Arturas | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattithiah, combining 'mattat' (gift) with 'Yahweh' — 'gift of God'. Matthew was a tax collector and one of the twelve apostles, traditionally credited as author of the first Gospel. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmæθ.juː/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #55 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matthew has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Arturas does not have one recorded yet.
- Arturas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Matthew.
- A meaning is recorded for Matthew; Arturas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arturas
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #420 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–1998
Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1961–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys
Matthew
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #78 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1957–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys