Evald vs Mathias
Evald 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 2023, Evald was ranked #425 and Mathias #28 among boys in Norway.
Evald and Mathias over time
Evald and Mathias appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Evald 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.
Evald 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2011, Mathias moved ahead of Evald in Norway · Boys — #376 and #386 the year before became #539 and #2.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Evald and Mathias changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #425 and #28.
List by list
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1945–2023
Evald held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mathias in 8.
Highest recorded here: Evald #248 in 1945, Mathias #2 in 2011.
The order changed in 2011: Mathias moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #376 and #386; by 2011 that had become #539 and #2.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Evald #425, Mathias #28.
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 | Evald | 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #425 (2023) | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evald and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Evald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #248 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #425 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
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