Billy-Joe vs Mathias
Billy-Joe 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Billy-Joe was ranked #1951 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Billy-Joe and Mathias over time
Billy-Joe and Mathias appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Billy-Joe 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.
Billy-Joe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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
Billy-Joe and Mathias changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1951 and #406.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Billy-Joe fell — from #976 and #1337 in 1996 to #1951 and #406 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Billy-Joe held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mathias in 20.
Highest recorded here: Billy-Joe #976 in 1996, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 2011: Mathias moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #1551 and #1620; by 2011 that had become #2390 and #1209.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billy-Joe #1951, 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 | Billy-Joe | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1951 (2024) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billy-Joe has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mathias.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Billy-Joe
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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