Bradley vs Mathew

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 Zealand · Boys

  In 1999, Bradley was ranked #33 and Mathew #96 among boys in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 2000, Bradley was ranked #49 and Mathew #98 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2019, Bradley was ranked #254 and Mathew #418 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Bradley was ranked #364 and Mathew #1517 among boys in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Bradley was ranked #372 and Mathew #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Bradley and Mathew over time

Bradley and Mathew appear together in 5 published lists, across 127 years of shared records. Bradley held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Mathew in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Mathew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Bradley in 1. 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.

List by list

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys34 shared years, 1966–2000

  Bradley held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Mathew in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #19 in 1976, Mathew #29 in 1985.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2000: Bradley #49, Mathew #98.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Bradley held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mathew in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #28 in 1997, Mathew #115 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Bradley #364, Mathew #1517.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1987–2025

  Bradley held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Mathew in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #130 in 2015, Mathew #174 in 1997.

  The order changed in 1999: Bradley moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #193 and #179; by 1999 that had become #144 and #222.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Bradley #372, Mathew #829.

• New Zealand · Boys26 shared years, 1973–1999

  Bradley held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mathew in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #33 in 1988, Mathew #37 in 1985.

  The order changed in 1986: Bradley moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #42 and #37; by 1986 that had become #38 and #42.

  Most recent shared year, 1999: Bradley #33, Mathew #96.

• Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1998–2019

  Bradley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mathew in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #68 in 1998, Mathew #190 in 1998.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Bradley #254, Mathew #418.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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