Dan vs Mathias
Dan 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Dan was ranked #456 and Mathias #41 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Dan was ranked #211 and Mathias #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Dan was ranked #286 and Mathias #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dan was ranked #1460 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Dan and Mathias over time
Dan and Mathias appear together in 3 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Dan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathias in 1.
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.
Dan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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
Dan and Mathias changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1460 and #406.
- Longest-running competitions
Dan and Mathias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 64 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #456 and #41.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Dan #210 in 2021, Mathias #396 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys64 shared years, 1945–2025
Dan held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mathias in 35.
Highest recorded here: Dan #75 in 1987, Mathias #2 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dan #456, Mathias #41.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Dan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Mathias in 10.
Highest recorded here: Dan #476 in 1997, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 2016: Mathias moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #1024 and #1046; by 2016 that had become #1431 and #928.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dan #1460, Mathias #406.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2001–2025
Dan held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mathias in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dan #210 in 2021, Mathias #396 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dan #286, 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 | Dan | 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | 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
- Dan has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mathias.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Dan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #326 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: #75 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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