Mattis vs Phillip
Mattis and Phillipcompared 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 Phillip #268 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Mattis was ranked #5137 and Phillip #1226 among boys in England and Wales.
Mattis and Phillip over time
Mattis and Phillip appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Phillip 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.
Mattis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Phillip 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 Phillip changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1977 and 2025, ending at #229 and #268.
- Longest-running competitions
Mattis and Phillip were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1977 to 2025, ending at #229 and #268.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mattis #2636 in 2002, Phillip #394 in 2002.
List by list
Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1977–2025
Mattis held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Phillip in 24.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #152 in 2010, Phillip #116 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mattis #229, Phillip #268.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2002–2025
Mattis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Phillip in 10.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #2636 in 2002, Phillip #394 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mattis #5137, Phillip #1226.
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 | Phillip |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #229 (2025) | Norway · Boys #268 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mattis and Phillip 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 #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Phillip
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1994
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1994).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys