Mathias vs Samir
Mathias and Samircompared 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 Samir #518 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathias was ranked #406 and Samir #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Mathias was ranked #631 and Samir #552 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Mathias and Samir over time
Mathias and Samir appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Samir 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 Samir changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2025, ending at #41 and #518.
- Longest-running competitions
Mathias and Samir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #41 and #518.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1957–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Samir in 8.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #2 in 2004, Samir #275 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #41, Samir #518.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Samir in 21.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Samir #328 in 2004.
The order changed in 2017: Mathias moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #928 and #790; by 2017 that had become #709 and #1042.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Samir #898.
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 | Samir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | Norway · Boys #518 (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 Samir both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Samir
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #445 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #518 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys