Adnan vs Mathias
Adnan and Mathiascompared 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 2023, Adnan was ranked #335 and Mathias #28 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adnan was ranked #602 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Adnan was ranked #676 and Mathias #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Adnan and Mathias over time
Adnan and Mathias appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 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.
Adnan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mathias 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
Adnan and Mathias changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2023, ending at #335 and #28.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Adnan fell — from #379 and #1337 in 1996 to #602 and #406 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Adnan and Mathias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1954 to 2023, ending at #335 and #28.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1954–2023
Adnan held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mathias in 49.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #225 in 1984, Mathias #2 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adnan #335, Mathias #28.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adnan held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Mathias in 7.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #337 in 2002, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 2018: Mathias moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #644 and #709; by 2018 that had become #897 and #584.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adnan #602, Mathias #406.
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 | Adnan | Mathias |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adnan and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adnan
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #405 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2023
Highest recorded position: #225 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1954–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Mathias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #307 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #41 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys