Bevan vs Matheo
Bevan and Matheocompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Bevan was ranked #3256 and Matheo #2014 among boys in England and Wales.
Bevan and Matheo over time
Bevan and Matheo appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Matheo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bevan 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.
Bevan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Matheo 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
Bevan and Matheo changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2007 and 2025, ending at #3256 and #2014.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2007–2025
Bevan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Matheo in 8.
Highest recorded here: Bevan #1201 in 2007, Matheo #1363 in 2023.
The order changed in 2020: Matheo moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3449 and #4812; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #2076.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bevan #3256, Matheo #2014.
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 | Bevan | Matheo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3256 (2025) | Norway · Boys #12 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bevan and Matheo both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Bevan
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #76 among boys in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1981
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in New Zealand, in 1978 (recorded 1973–1981).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Matheo
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #280 among boys in Norway in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2005–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys