Kim vs Mateo

Kim and Mateocompared 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 2023, Kim was ranked #370 and Mateo #106 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Kim was ranked #518 and Mateo #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Kim was ranked #4747 and Mateo #526 among boys in England and Wales.

Kim and Mateo over time

Kim and Mateo appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Mateo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kim 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.

Kim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mateo 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 · Boys20 shared years, 1991–2023
Kim held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mateo in 11.
Highest recorded here: Kim #22 in 1991, Mateo #106 in 2023.
The order changed in 2011: Mateo moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #207 and #275; by 2011 that had become #251 and #202.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kim #370, Mateo #106.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1996–2015
Kim held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mateo in 14.
Highest recorded here: Kim #1168 in 1996, Mateo #526 in 2015.
The order changed in 1998: Mateo moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1168 and #2863; by 1998 that had become #1367 and #1367.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Kim #4747, Mateo #526.

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 Kim

Pairs where Kim shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adrian vs Kim
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adrian rose about as far as Kim fell — from #449 and #167 in 1958 to #62 and #370 in 2023.
Adrian · Kim · 61 shared years, 1958–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking
Kim vs Markus
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Markus rose about as far as Kim fell — from #201 and #406 in 1956 to #370 and #57 in 2023.
Kim · Markus · 60 shared years, 1956–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking
Kim vs Jonathan
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Jonathan rose about as far as Kim fell — from #167 and #428 in 1958 to #370 and #80 in 2023.
Kim · Jonathan · 59 shared years, 1958–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking
Kim vs Marcus
Over 58 shared years in Norway · Boys, Marcus rose about as far as Kim fell — from #205 and #399 in 1963 to #370 and #129 in 2023.
Kim · Marcus · 58 shared years, 1963–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kim, Mateo
Field	Kim	Mateo
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #65 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mateo.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Kim

Popularity journey

First recorded1951
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Mateo

Popularity journey

First recorded1991
First recorded at #626 among boys in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2023–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys