Mathias vs Silas
Mathias and Silascompared 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 Silas #104 among boys in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Mathias was ranked #433 and Silas #374 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathias was ranked #406 and Silas #468 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Mathias was ranked #615 and Silas #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Mathias and Silas over time
Mathias and Silas appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 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.
Mathias reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Silas 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Mathias #406 in 2024, Silas #468 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Silas in 19.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Silas #468 in 2024.
The order changed in 2016: Mathias moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #1046 and #950; by 2016 that had become #928 and #1271.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Silas #468.
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 2002–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Silas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #2 in 2006, Silas #92 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #41, Silas #104.
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 | Silas |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | Norway · Boys #104 (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 Silas 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
Silas
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #784 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 recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #104 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys