Ivar vs Matheo
Ivar and Matheocompared 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, Ivar was ranked #111 and Matheo #12 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ivar was ranked #648 and Matheo #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Ivar and Matheo over time
Ivar and Matheo appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ivar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Matheo 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2007, Matheo moved ahead of Ivar in Norway · Boys — #200 and #231 the year before became #175 and #152.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Ivar #111 in 2025, Matheo #12 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Ivar held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Matheo in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #111 in 2025, Matheo #12 in 2025.
The order changed in 2007: Matheo moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #200 and #231; by 2007 that had become #175 and #152.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ivar #111, Matheo #12.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2016–2024
Ivar held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Matheo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ivar #503 in 2021, Matheo #1363 in 2023.
The order changed in 2017: Ivar moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #3079 and #3079; by 2017 that had become #1124 and #4812.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ivar #648, Matheo #1517.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Matheo
Pairs where Matheo shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Matheo vs Herman
In Norway · Boys, Matheo moved into the top 50 at #21 in 2012 as Herman fell out of it to #54, having been #50 the year before.
Matheo · Herman · 21 shared years, 2005–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
- Matheo vs Kasper
In Norway · Boys, Matheo moved into the top 50 at #21 in 2012 as Kasper fell out of it to #51, having been #47 the year before.
Matheo · Kasper · 21 shared years, 2005–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Ivar | Matheo |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #111 (2025) | Norway · Boys #12 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivar and Matheo both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ivar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #30 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Matheo
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #280 among boys in Norway in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2005–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys