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Mats

male

Mats.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #21 in Norway in 1989. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

RisingNorway (male) rank from 1949 to 2025, ranging from #21 to #363.19491950195319551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#21#363
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1949#330
1950#363
1953#315
1955#251
1956#285
1957#328
1958#254
1959#241
1960#254
1961#331
1962#229
1963#293
1964#261
1965#253
1966#281
1967#235
1968#302
1969#247
1970#225
1971#200
1972#186
1973#195
1974#195
1975#154
1976#106
1977#168
1978#140
1979#153
1980#115
1981#110
1982#110
1983#53
1984#49
1985#43
1986#37
1987#29
1988#26
1989#21
1990#30
1991#25
1992#30
1993#29
1994#32
1995#34
1996#39
1997#42
1998#40
1999#40
2000#36
2001#44
2002#40
2003#39
2004#38
2005#40
2006#59
2007#67
2008#61
2009#74
2010#82
2011#81
2012#93
2013#103
2014#83
2015#112
2016#116
2017#121
2018#111
2019#150
2020#207
2021#171
2022#181
2023#200
2024#177
2025#228

Demonstration dataSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

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Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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