Mattis vs Steven
Mattis and Stevencompared 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 2017, Mattis was ranked #248 and Steven #487 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mattis was ranked #5119 and Steven #800 among boys in England and Wales.
Mattis and Steven over time
Mattis and Steven appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Steven 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 Steven changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2017, ending at #248 and #487.
- Longest-running competitions
Mattis and Steven were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1974 to 2017, ending at #248 and #487.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1974–2017
Mattis held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Steven in 17.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #152 in 2010, Steven #224 in 1983.
The order changed in 1994: Mattis moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #325 and #292; by 1994 that had become #252 and #544.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Mattis #248, Steven #487.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2002–2024
Mattis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Steven in 9.
Highest recorded here: Mattis #2636 in 2002, Steven #133 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mattis #5119, Steven #800.
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 | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mattis and Steven 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
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys