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Mats

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mats: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Mats: Recorded since 1949, it reached #21 in 1989, and it stood at #228 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2003–2020

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2003 to 2020, ranging from #3467 to #4608.2003200720162020#3467#4608
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2003#3467
2007#4333
2016#4023
2020#4608

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 74 of the 77 years from 1949 to 2025.

In 2020: #207 among boys in Norway, #4608 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1949–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1949–2025

    Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1949–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #228 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #21 in Norway in 1989.

Mats's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#22819HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#17728HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#20025HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#18127HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#17128HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#20720HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#15039HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#11160HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#12158HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#11663HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#11263HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#83100HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#10371HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#9388HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#81111HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#82110HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#74125HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#61147HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#67126HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#59137HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#40172HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#38198HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#39187HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#40184HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#44171HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#36222HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#40202HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#40198HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#42191HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#39215HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#34230HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#32248HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#29256HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#30255HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#25308HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#30259HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#21299HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#26267HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#29223HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#37209HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#43178HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#49153HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#53145HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#11075HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#11072HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#11573HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#15347HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#14052HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#16841HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#10672HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#15447HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#19532HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#19532HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#18637HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#20030HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#22523HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#24719HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#30213HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#23520HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#28114HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#25317HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#26115HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#29312HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#22917HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3319HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#25414HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#24115HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#25413HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3288HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#28510HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#25112HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3157HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3635HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3306HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mats is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mats, between 1949 and 2025, in 74 of those 77 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1989England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: highest position in 200319492025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1949–202574#21 in 1989
England and Wales2003–20204#3467 in 2003

Its high point came 14 years earlier in Norway (1989) than in England and Wales (2003).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mats

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1949–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #21 in Norway in 1989. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.