Mathis vs Sami
Mathis and Samicompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathis was ranked #3254 and Sami #297 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Mathis was ranked #473 and Sami #441 among boys in Norway.
Mathis and Sami over time
Mathis and Sami appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Sami held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Mathis and Sami changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 2023, ending at #473 and #441.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1972–2023
Mathis held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Sami in 15.
Highest recorded here: Mathis #379 in 1976, Sami #308 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Mathis #473, Sami #441.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2002–2024
Mathis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sami in 19.
Highest recorded here: Mathis #1819 in 2014, Sami #239 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathis #3254, Sami #297.
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 | Sami |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathis and Sami 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
Sami
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #506 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys