Mahad vs Mathias
Mahad 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 2022, Mahad was ranked #483 and Mathias #19 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mahad was ranked #1517 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.
Mahad and Mathias over time
Mahad and Mathias appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 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.
Mahad 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Mahad fell — from #853 and #1337 in 1996 to #1517 and #406 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Mahad and Mathias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 34 years, from 1968 to 2022, ending at #483 and #19.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Mahad #338 in 2003, Mathias #2 in 2004.
List by list
Norway · Boys34 shared years, 1968–2022
Mahad held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mathias in 34.
Highest recorded here: Mahad #338 in 2003, Mathias #2 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Mahad #483, Mathias #19.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mahad held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mathias in 13.
Highest recorded here: Mahad #853 in 1996, 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 #1721 and #889.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mahad #1517, Mathias #406.
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 | Mahad | 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 | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (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
- Mahad and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Mahad
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #548 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2022
Highest recorded position: #338 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1968–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 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