Cass vs Mathias
Cass 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, Cass was ranked #1758 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cass was ranked #785 and Mathias #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Cass and Mathias over time
Cass and Mathias appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cass 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.
Cass 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2001–2024
Cass held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mathias in 18.
Highest recorded here: Cass #1117 in 2021, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 2006: Mathias moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1949 and #3134; by 2006 that had become #2282 and #2087.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cass #1758, 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 | Cass | 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-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #727 (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
- Cass has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mathias.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cass
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #1949 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 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