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Connor vs Matthew

Connor and Matthewcompared 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 2024, Connor was ranked #164 and Matthew #42 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Connor was ranked #829 and Matthew #55 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Connor was ranked #88 and Matthew #73 among boys in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2022, Connor was ranked #92 and Matthew #85 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2022, Connor was ranked #87 and Matthew #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Connor was ranked #299 and Matthew #153 among boys in England and Wales.

Connor and Matthew over time

Connor and Matthew appear together in 5 published lists, across 177 years of shared records. Matthew held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Connor 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.

Matthew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Connor 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2019, Connor moved ahead of Matthew in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #72 and #70 the year before became #58 and #69.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Connor and Matthew changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1992 and 2022, ending at #92 and #85.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Connor and Matthew averaged 36.6 places apart, ending at #299 and #153.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Connor and Matthew were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #299 and #153.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Connor #11 in 1998, Matthew #6 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1965–2025

    Connor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Matthew in 61.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #71 in 1998, Matthew #15 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Connor #829, Matthew #55.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Connor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Matthew in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #11 in 1998, Matthew #6 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Connor #299, Matthew #153.

  • New Zealand · Boys30 shared years, 1992–2022

    Connor held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Matthew in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #11 in 1999, Matthew #1 in 1992.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Connor #92, Matthew #85.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys28 shared years, 1994–2022

    Connor held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Matthew in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #23 in 2003, Matthew #2 in 1994.

    The order changed in 2019: Connor moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #72 and #70; by 2019 that had become #58 and #69.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Connor #87, Matthew #97.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Connor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Matthew in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #35 in 1998, Matthew #1 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Connor #164, Matthew #42.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Other comparisons involving Connor

Pairs where Connor shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Matthew

Pairs where Matthew shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Connor, Matthew
FieldConnorMatthew
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattithiah, combining 'mattat' (gift) with 'Yahweh' — 'gift of God'. Matthew was a tax collector and one of the twelve apostles, traditionally credited as author of the first Gospel.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈmæθ.juː/
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, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #299 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #55 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Connor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #299 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Matthew

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #78 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1957–2023

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1957–2023).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys