Matheo vs Rafee
Matheo and Rafeecompared 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, Matheo was ranked #1517 and Rafee #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Matheo and Rafee over time
Matheo and Rafee appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Matheo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rafee 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.
Rafee 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2007–2024
Matheo held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Rafee in 1.
Highest recorded here: Matheo #1517 in 2024, Rafee #2741 in 2007.
The order changed in 2014: Matheo moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #3822 and #3822; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #4632.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Matheo #1517, Rafee #3688.
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 | Matheo | Rafee |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #12 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matheo and Rafee both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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
Rafee
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #3467 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #2578 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys