Mattis vs Peter
Mattis and Petercompared 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, Mattis was ranked #229 and Peter #174 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mattis was ranked #5119 and Peter #286 among boys in England and Wales.
Mattis and Peter over time
Mattis and Peter appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Peter held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mattis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Peter 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 52 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mattis rose about as far as Peter fell — from #504 and #116 in 1974 to #229 and #174 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Mattis and Peter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #229 and #174.
List by list
Norway · Boys52 shared years, 1974–2025
Mattis held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Peter in 51.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #152 in 2010, Peter #72 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mattis #229, Peter #174.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2002–2024
Mattis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Peter in 9.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #2636 in 2002, Peter #97 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mattis #5119, Peter #286.
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 | Peter |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek/Aramaic, biblical |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈpit.əɹ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #229 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #152 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Peter has a recorded origin (Greek/Aramaic, biblical); Mattis does not have one recorded yet.
- Mattis and Peter both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Peter; Mattis doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Peter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #106 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2006
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–2006).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys