Matas vs Rune
Matas and Runecompared 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 Rune #498 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Matas was ranked #1758 and Rune #1460 among boys in England and Wales.
Matas and Rune over time
Matas and Rune appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Matas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rune 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Matas and Rune changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1989 and 2024, ending at #494 and #498.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1989–2024
Matas held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rune in 10.
Highest recorded here: Matas #283 in 2018, Rune #53 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Matas #494, Rune #498.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 2004–2024
Matas held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Rune in 1.
Highest recorded here: Matas #489 in 2014, Rune #1460 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Rune moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #890 and #1799; by 2024 that had become #1758 and #1460.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Matas #1758, Rune #1460.
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 | Rune |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #498 (2024) |
| 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 Rune 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
Rune
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #111 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls