Kristoffer vs Mats
Kristoffer 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, Kristoffer was ranked #187 and Mats #228 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2007, Kristoffer was ranked #4333 and Mats #4333 among boys in England and Wales.
Kristoffer and Mats over time
Kristoffer and Mats appear together in 1 published list, across 73 years of shared records. Kristoffer held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mats in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mats reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kristoffer 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
Kristoffer and Mats changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1949 and 2025, ending at #187 and #228.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kristoffer and Mats averaged 44.6 places apart, ending at #187 and #228.
- Longest-running competitions
Kristoffer and Mats were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 73 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #187 and #228.
List by list
Norway · Boys73 shared years, 1949–2025
Kristoffer held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Mats in 23.
Highest recorded here: Kristoffer #11 in 1993, Mats #21 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kristoffer #187, 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 | Kristoffer | 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #187 (2025) | Norway · Boys #228 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kristoffer has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Mats.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Kristoffer
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #207 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: #11 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #187 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