Matheus vs Noa
Matheus and Noacompared 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 2025, Matheus was ranked #243 and Noa #244 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Matheus was ranked #655 and Noa #394 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Matheus was ranked #1859 and Noa #638 among boys in England and Wales.
Matheus and Noa over time
Matheus and Noa appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Noa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Matheus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Matheus and Noa changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 2001 and 2025, ending at #243 and #244.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 2001–2025
Matheus held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Noa in 18.
Highest recorded here: Matheus #243 in 2025, Noa #199 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Matheus #243, Noa #244.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2002–2024
Matheus held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Noa in 22.
Highest recorded here: Matheus #1425 in 2009, Noa #638 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Matheus #1859, Noa #638.
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 | Matheus | Noa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #243 (2025) | Norway · Boys #244 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matheus has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Noa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Matheus
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #243 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Noa
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2152 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2025
Highest recorded position: #199 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 2001–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #244 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys