Mattis vs Nicklas
Mattis and Nicklascompared 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 2024, Mattis was ranked #196 and Nicklas #496 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2008, Mattis was ranked #3158 and Nicklas #4432 among boys in England and Wales.
Mattis and Nicklas over time
Mattis and Nicklas appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Nicklas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mattis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nicklas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mattis 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mattis and Nicklas changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1976 and 2024, ending at #196 and #496.
- Longest-running competitions
Mattis and Nicklas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1976 to 2024, ending at #196 and #496.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1976–2024
Mattis held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Nicklas in 24.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #152 in 2010, Nicklas #136 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mattis #196, Nicklas #496.
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 | Mattis | Nicklas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Norway · Boys #229 (2025) | Norway · Boys #496 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mattis and Nicklas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mattis
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #504 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #152 among boys in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #229 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Nicklas
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #612 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #136 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1976–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #496 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys