Carmen vs Mathilde
Carmen and Mathildecompared 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 · Girls
In 2025, Carmen was ranked #352 and Mathilde #34 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Carmen was ranked #582 and Mathilde #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carmen was ranked #776 and Mathilde #1894 among girls in England and Wales.
Carmen and Mathilde over time
Carmen and Mathilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Carmen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mathilde 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
Carmen and Mathilde changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2025, ending at #352 and #34.
- Longest-running competitions
Carmen and Mathilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #352 and #34.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Carmen #318 in 2004, Mathilde #851 in 2005.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1969–2025
Carmen held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Mathilde in 44.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #137 in 2006, Mathilde #20 in 2012.
The order changed in 1988: Mathilde moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #363 and #450; by 1988 that had become #662 and #216.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carmen #352, Mathilde #34.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carmen held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mathilde in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #318 in 2004, Mathilde #851 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carmen #776, Mathilde #1894.
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 | Carmen | Mathilde |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #352 (2025) | Norway · Girls #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carmen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mathilde.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Carmen
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #419 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1974
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1972–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mathilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls