David vs Matias
David and Matiascompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, David was ranked #45 and Matias #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #64 and Matias #576 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, David was ranked #88 and Matias #154 among boys in Norway.
David and Matias over time
David and Matias appear together in 3 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Matias in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
David reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Matias 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Matias rose about as far as David fell — from #32 and #1765 in 1996 to #64 and #576 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
David and Matias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 44 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #88 and #154.
List by list
Norway · Boys44 shared years, 1946–2025
David held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Matias in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #31 in 2005, Matias #109 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #88, Matias #154.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
David held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Matias in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #32 in 1996, Matias #430 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: David #64, Matias #576.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2005–2025
David held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Matias in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #14 in 2005, Matias #329 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #45, Matias #329.
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 | David | Matias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪvɪd/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025) | Norway · Boys #154 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Matias does not have one recorded yet.
- David and Matias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for David; Matias doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
David
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2018
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Matias
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #109 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #154 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys