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Marlee vs Mathias

Marlee 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Marlee was ranked #4270 and Mathias #406 among boys in England and Wales.

Marlee and Mathias over time

Marlee and Mathias appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marlee 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.

Marlee 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 23 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Marlee fell — from #2220 and #3134 in 2001 to #4270 and #406 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 20012024

    Marlee held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mathias in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Marlee #2126 in 2009, Mathias #406 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2002: Mathias moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #2220 and #3134; by 2002 that had become #3225 and #1322.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Marlee #4270, 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

Side-by-side comparison of Marlee, Mathias
FieldMarleeMathias
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #1743 (2024)Norway · Boys #41 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Marlee and Mathias both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Marlee

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1743 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mathias

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #41 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys