Elias vs Mathias
Elias 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, Elias was ranked #4 and Mathias #41 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Elias was ranked #79 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Elias was ranked #185 and Mathias #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Elias was ranked #266 and Mathias #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Elias and Mathias over time
Elias and Mathias appear together in 3 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Elias 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.
Mathias reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Elias 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2017, Elias moved ahead of Mathias in Norway · Boys — #7 and #4 the year before became #5 and #14.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elias and Mathias changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #4 and #41.
- Longest-running competitions
Elias and Mathias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #4 and #41.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Elias #79 in 2024, Mathias #406 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2025
Elias held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mathias in 50.
Highest recorded here: Elias #3 in 2006, Mathias #2 in 2004.
The order changed in 2017: Elias moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #7 and #4; by 2017 that had become #5 and #14.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #4, Mathias #41.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elias held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mathias in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elias #79 in 2024, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elias #79, Mathias #406.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2008–2025
Elias held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mathias in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elias #185 in 2025, Mathias #396 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #185, 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 | Elias | Mathias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈlaɪəs/ | |
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #4 (2025) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Mathias does not have one recorded yet.
- Elias and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Elias; Mathias doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #328 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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