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Bodhi vs Mateo

Bodhi and Mateocompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2025, Bodhi was ranked #63 and Mateo #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #97 and Mateo #178 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #164 and Mateo #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Bodhi was ranked #165 and Mateo #165 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #218 and Mateo #290 among boys in Scotland.

Bodhi and Mateo over time

Bodhi and Mateo appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 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.

Mateo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bodhi 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

    Bodhi and Mateo changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2013 and 2025, ending at #165 and #165.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bodhi #97 in 2024, Mateo #161 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 20002024

    Bodhi held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mateo in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Bodhi #97 in 2024, Mateo #161 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2014: Bodhi moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #637 and #621; by 2014 that had become #355 and #597.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bodhi #97, Mateo #178.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 20132025

    Bodhi held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mateo in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Bodhi #165 in 2025, Mateo #129 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bodhi #165, Mateo #165.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Bodhi, Mateo
FieldBodhiMateo
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningRefers to enlightenment in Buddhism, from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).Not yet recorded
OriginSanskrit (Buddhist)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈboʊ.di/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #63 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #65 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bodhi has a recorded origin (Sanskrit (Buddhist)); Mateo does not have one recorded yet.
  • Bodhi and Mateo both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Bodhi; Mateo doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Bodhi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #3036 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2017–2025

    Highest recorded position: #61 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2017–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #63 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Mateo

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #626 among boys in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2023–2025

    Highest recorded position: #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2023–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys