Kato vs Mats
Kato 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 2006, Kato was ranked #504 and Mats #59 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Kato was ranked #4608 and Mats #4608 among boys in England and Wales.
Kato and Mats over time
Kato and Mats appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Mats held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kato 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.
Kato reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mats 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1950–2006
Kato held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mats in 28.
Highest recorded here: Kato #358 in 1950, Mats #26 in 1988.
The order changed in 1953: Mats moved ahead. In 1952 they stood at #358 and #363; by 1953 that had become #388 and #315.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Kato #504, Mats #59.
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 | Kato | 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, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | Norway · Boys #228 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kato has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mats.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Kato
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2006
Highest recorded position: #282 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1947–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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