Ismail vs Mats
Ismail and Matscompared 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, Ismail was ranked #252 and Mats #228 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Ismail was ranked #292 and Mats #4608 among boys in England and Wales.
Ismail and Mats over time
Ismail and Mats appear together in 1 published list, across 68 years of shared records. Mats held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ismail 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.
Mats reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ismail 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ismail and Mats were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 68 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #252 and #228.
List by list
Norway · Boys68 shared years, 1949–2025
Ismail held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mats in 67.
Highest recorded here: Ismail #218 in 2007, Mats #21 in 1989.
The order changed in 1958: Mats moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #305 and #330; by 1958 that had become #462 and #254.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ismail #252, Mats #228.
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 | Ismail | Mats |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #252 (2025) | Norway · Boys #228 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ismail has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mats.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ismail
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #305 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mats
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #228 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys