Mathis vs Morten
Mathis and Mortencompared 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 2023, Mathis was ranked #473 and Morten #255 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Mathis was ranked #3004 and Morten #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Mathis and Morten over time
Mathis and Morten appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 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.
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.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1972–2023
Mathis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Morten in 23.
Highest recorded here: Mathis #379 in 1976, Morten #4 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Mathis #473, Morten #255.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2005–2015
Mathis held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Morten in 2.
Highest recorded here: Mathis #1819 in 2014, Morten #2390 in 2011.
The order changed in 2014: Mathis moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #2892 and #2390; by 2014 that had become #1819 and #4632.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Mathis #3004, Morten #4747.
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 | Mathis | Morten |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathis and Morten both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mathis
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2023
Highest recorded position: #379 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1972–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Morten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #107 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys