Mathias vs Raul
Mathias and Raulcompared 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, Mathias was ranked #406 and Raul #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Mathias was ranked #520 and Raul #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Mathias and Raul over time
Mathias and Raul appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Raul held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mathias in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Raul 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mathias and Raul changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #406 and #1402.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Raul in 17.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Raul #673 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Raul #1402.
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 | Mathias | Raul |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathias has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Raul.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Raul
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2002–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys