Isabella vs Mathea
Isabella and Matheacompared 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 · Girls
In 2022, Isabella was ranked #9 and Mathea #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Isabella was ranked #122 and Mathea #69 among girls in Norway.
Isabella and Mathea over time
Isabella and Mathea appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Mathea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Isabella 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.
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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 34 shared years in Norway · Girls, Isabella and Mathea averaged 43.9 places apart, ending at #122 and #69.
- Longest-running competitions
Isabella and Mathea were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #122 and #69.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Isabella #42 in 2010, Mathea #39 in 2010.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1992–2025
Isabella held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mathea in 31.
Highest recorded here: Isabella #42 in 2010, Mathea #39 in 2010.
The order changed in 1995: Mathea moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #321 and #450; by 1995 that had become #386 and #293.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Isabella #122, Mathea #69.
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 | Isabella | Mathea |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | My God is an oath (via Elizabeth). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Spanish/Italian, via Elizabeth | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌɪzəˈbɛlə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Bella, Izzy, Isabel, Isobel | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #17 (2025) | Norway · Girls #69 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Isabella has a recorded origin (Spanish/Italian, via Elizabeth); Mathea does not have one recorded yet.
- Isabella has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Mathea.
- A meaning is recorded for Isabella; Mathea doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Isabella a "high" Data Confidence level and Mathea a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Isabella
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #472 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2007 (recorded 1993–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Mathea
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #513 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls