Matias vs Rasmus
Matias and Rasmuscompared 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, Matias was ranked #154 and Rasmus #362 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Matias was ranked #500 and Rasmus #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Matias and Rasmus over time
Matias and Rasmus appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Matias held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rasmus 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2011, Matias moved ahead of Rasmus in Norway · Boys — #158 and #146 the year before became #147 and #158.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Matias and Rasmus changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #154 and #362.
- Mirrored each other
Over 44 shared years in Norway · Boys, Matias rose about as far as Rasmus fell — from #358 and #239 in 1946 to #154 and #362 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Matias and Rasmus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #154 and #362.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1946–2025
Matias held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Rasmus in 15.
Highest recorded here: Matias #109 in 1999, Rasmus #130 in 2009.
The order changed in 2011: Matias moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #158 and #146; by 2011 that had become #147 and #158.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Matias #154, Rasmus #362.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2003–2023
Matias held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Rasmus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Matias #430 in 2022, Rasmus #2578 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Matias #500, Rasmus #4107.
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 | Matias | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #154 (2025) | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matias and Rasmus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Matias
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #109 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #154 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 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: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys