Kealan vs Matheo
Kealan and Matheocompared 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 2021, Kealan was ranked #454 and Matheo #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kealan was ranked #3688 and Matheo #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Kealan and Matheo over time
Kealan and Matheo appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Kealan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Matheo 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
Kealan and Matheo changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2007 and 2024, ending at #3688 and #1517.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 2007–2024
Kealan held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Matheo in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kealan #1506 in 2007, Matheo #1363 in 2023.
The order changed in 2022: Matheo moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2730 and #3017; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #2018.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kealan #3688, Matheo #1517.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Matheo
Pairs where Matheo shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Matheo vs Herman
In Norway · Boys, Matheo moved into the top 50 at #21 in 2012 as Herman fell out of it to #54, having been #50 the year before.
Matheo · Herman · 21 shared years, 2005–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
- Matheo vs Kasper
In Norway · Boys, Matheo moved into the top 50 at #21 in 2012 as Kasper fell out of it to #51, having been #47 the year before.
Matheo · Kasper · 21 shared years, 2005–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Kealan | Matheo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | Norway · Boys #12 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kealan and Matheo both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kealan
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #316 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2025
Highest recorded position: #168 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1976–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Matheo
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #280 among boys in Norway in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2005–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys