Jozef vs Mathias
Jozef 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 2019, Jozef was ranked #505 and Mathias #22 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jozef was ranked #1758 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jozef was ranked #785 and Mathias #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jozef and Mathias over time
Jozef and Mathias appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jozef reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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
Jozef and Mathias changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #406.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Jozef fell — from #1168 and #1337 in 1996 to #1758 and #406 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jozef held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Mathias in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jozef #914 in 1997, Mathias #406 in 2024.
The order changed in 2014: Mathias moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1183 and #1247; by 2014 that had become #1421 and #889.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jozef #1758, Mathias #406.
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1954–2019
Jozef held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mathias in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jozef #227 in 1967, Mathias #22 in 2019.
The order changed in 1974: Mathias moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #254 and #330; by 1974 that had become #321 and #290.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Jozef #505, Mathias #22.
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 | Jozef | 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jozef and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jozef
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #327 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2019
Highest recorded position: #195 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1949–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
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