Mateusz vs Nils
Mateusz and Nilscompared 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 2021, Mateusz was ranked #377 and Nils #68 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mateusz was ranked #3254 and Nils #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Mateusz and Nils over time
Mateusz and Nils appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 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.
Nils reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mateusz 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Mateusz and Nils were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 43 years, from 1977 to 2021, ending at #377 and #68.
List by list
Norway · Boys43 shared years, 1977–2021
Mateusz held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Nils in 41.
Highest recorded here: Mateusz #80 in 1990, Nils #52 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Mateusz #377, Nils #68.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
Mateusz held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Nils in 5.
Highest recorded here: Mateusz #221 in 2009, Nils #1746 in 2001.
The order changed in 2004: Mateusz moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2636 and #1799; by 2004 that had become #1347 and #3009.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mateusz #3254, Nils #4270.
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 | Mateusz | Nils |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Norway · Boys #61 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mateusz has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Nils.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Mateusz
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #476 among boys in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1977–2021
Highest recorded position: #80 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1977–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Nils
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #26 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #61 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys