Matas vs Ole
Matas and Olecompared 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 2024, Matas was ranked #494 and Ole #55 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Matas was ranked #1058 and Ole #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Matas and Ole over time
Matas and Ole appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Ole reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Matas 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Matas rose about as far as Ole fell — from #3134 and #3134 in 2001 to #1058 and #4789 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1989–2024
Matas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ole in 27.
Highest recorded here: Matas #257 in 2017, Ole #6 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Matas #494, Ole #55.
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2001–2022
Matas held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Ole in 2.
Highest recorded here: Matas #489 in 2014, Ole #1156 in 2008.
The order changed in 2004: Matas moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1962 and #1771; by 2004 that had become #1222 and #3651.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Matas #1058, Ole #4789.
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 | Matas | Ole |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matas and Ole both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Matas
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #637 among boys in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ole
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #16 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: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys