Mathias vs Saim
Mathias and Saimcompared 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 Saim #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Mathias and Saim over time
Mathias and Saim appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Mathias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saim 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.
Saim 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 Saim changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #406 and #1402.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Saim in 10.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Saim #976 in 2011.
The order changed in 2014: Mathias moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1247 and #1044; by 2014 that had become #889 and #1370.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Saim #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 | Saim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1402 (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 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathias has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Saim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Saim
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2022 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys