Hallgeir vs Mathis
Hallgeir and Mathiscompared 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 1996, Hallgeir was ranked #475 and Mathis #589 among boys in Norway.
Hallgeir and Mathis over time
Hallgeir and Mathis appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Hallgeir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mathis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mathis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hallgeir 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Hallgeir #227 in 1977, Mathis #379 in 1976.
List by list
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1972–1996
Hallgeir held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mathis in 1.
Highest recorded here: Hallgeir #227 in 1977, Mathis #379 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Hallgeir #475, Mathis #589.
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 | Hallgeir | Mathis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #546 (2001) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hallgeir and Mathis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hallgeir
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #357 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2001
Highest recorded position: #99 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1951–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #546 among boys in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Boys
Mathis
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2023
Highest recorded position: #379 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1972–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys