Cael vs Mathias
Cael 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2008, Cael was ranked #472 and Mathias #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Cael was ranked #3011 and Mathias #584 among boys in England and Wales.
Cael and Mathias over time
Cael and Mathias appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cael 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.
Cael 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
Cael and Mathias changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2018, ending at #3011 and #584.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2018
Cael held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mathias in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cael #1506 in 2007, Mathias #584 in 2018.
The order changed in 2008: Mathias moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1506 and #2211; by 2008 that had become #2507 and #1511.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Cael #3011, Mathias #584.
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 | Cael | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #339 (2024) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cael has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mathias.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cael
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2024
Highest recorded position: #311 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2011–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern 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