Matheo vs Syver
Matheo and Syvercompared 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, Matheo was ranked #12 and Syver #147 among boys in Norway.
Matheo and Syver over time
Matheo and Syver appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Matheo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Syver 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2007, Matheo moved ahead of Syver in Norway · Boys — #231 and #174 the year before became #152 and #356.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Matheo #12 in 2025, Syver #147 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Matheo held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Syver in 2.
Highest recorded here: Matheo #12 in 2025, Syver #147 in 2025.
The order changed in 2007: Matheo moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #231 and #174; by 2007 that had become #152 and #356.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Matheo #12, Syver #147.
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 | Matheo | Syver |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #12 (2025) | Norway · Boys #147 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matheo and Syver both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Matheo
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #280 among boys in Norway in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2005–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Syver
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #363 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: #147 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #147 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys