Conal vs Mathias
Conal 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Conal was ranked #295 and Mathias #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Conal was ranked #676 and Mathias #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Conal was ranked #3523 and Mathias #500 among boys in England and Wales.
Conal and Mathias over time
Conal and Mathias appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Conal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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
Conal and Mathias changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #3523 and #500.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2023
Conal held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mathias in 12.
Highest recorded here: Conal #794 in 2000, Mathias #453 in 2022.
The order changed in 2008: Mathias moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1756 and #2211; by 2008 that had become #4432 and #1511.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Conal #3523, Mathias #500.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2001–2025
Conal held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Mathias in 2.
Highest recorded here: Conal #237 in 2008, Mathias #396 in 2023.
The order changed in 2025: Mathias moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #472 and #520; by 2025 that had become #676 and #432.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Conal #676, Mathias #432.
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 | Conal | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conal and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Conal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #204 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #109 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of 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