Mattis vs Severin
Mattis and Severincompared 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 Severin #197 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Mattis was ranked #4749 and Severin #4749 among boys in England and Wales.
Mattis and Severin over time
Mattis and Severin appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Mattis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Severin 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.
Mattis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Severin 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Severin moved ahead of Mattis in Norway · Boys — #196 and #228 the year before became #229 and #197.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mattis and Severin changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1975 and 2025, ending at #229 and #197.
- Longest-running competitions
Mattis and Severin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #229 and #197.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1975–2025
Mattis held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Severin in 4.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #169 in 2014, Severin #192 in 2021.
The order changed in 2025: Severin moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #196 and #228; by 2025 that had become #229 and #197.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mattis #229, Severin #197.
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 | Severin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #197 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mattis has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Severin.
- 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
Severin
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #316 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #197 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys