Karsten vs Mathias
Karsten and Mathiascompared 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, Karsten was ranked #191 and Mathias #41 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Karsten was ranked #5119 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Karsten and Mathias over time
Karsten and Mathias appear together in 2 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Karsten in 0.
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.
Karsten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mathias 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
Karsten and Mathias changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #191 and #41.
- Longest-running competitions
Karsten and Mathias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #191 and #41.
List by list
Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1945–2025
Karsten held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Mathias in 48.
Highest recorded here: Karsten #110 in 1948, Mathias #2 in 2004.
The order changed in 1981: Mathias moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #285 and #288; by 1981 that had become #331 and #216.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Karsten #191, Mathias #41.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1999–2024
Karsten held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mathias in 7.
Highest recorded here: Karsten #1664 in 1999, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 2004: Mathias moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2142 and #2501; by 2004 that had become #3009 and #1160.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Karsten #5119, Mathias #406.
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 | Karsten | Mathias |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #191 (2025) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karsten and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Karsten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #129 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: #110 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #191 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mathias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #307 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: #2 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #41 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys