Darrel vs Mathias
Darrel 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 2011, Darrel was ranked #4647 and Mathias #1209 among boys in England and Wales.
Darrel and Mathias over time
Darrel and Mathias appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darrel 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.
Darrel 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
Darrel and Mathias changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2011, ending at #4647 and #1209.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2011
Darrel held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mathias in 9.
Highest recorded here: Darrel #853 in 1996, Mathias #1160 in 2004.
The order changed in 2004: Mathias moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1771 and #2470; by 2004 that had become #3651 and #1160.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Darrel #4647, Mathias #1209.
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 | Darrel | 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, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4647 (2011) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darrel and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Darrel
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1986–1996
Highest recorded position: #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1986–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #4647 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011.
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