Mathias vs Robin
Mathias and Robincompared 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, Mathias was ranked #41 and Robin #202 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathias was ranked #406 and Robin #125 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mathias was ranked #432 and Robin #176 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Mathias was ranked #433 and Robin #226 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Mathias and Robin over time
Mathias and Robin appear together in 3 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Robin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathias in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Robin 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mathias and Robin changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #41 and #202.
- Longest-running competitions
Mathias and Robin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 64 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #41 and #202.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mathias #406 in 2024, Robin #120 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Boys64 shared years, 1946–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Robin in 28.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #2 in 2004, Robin #34 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #41, Robin #202.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robin in 29.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Robin #120 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Robin #125.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2001–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robin in 10.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #396 in 2023, Robin #162 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #432, Robin #176.
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 | Robin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathias and Robin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
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
Robin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys