Mathias vs Syed
Mathias and Syedcompared 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 Syed #346 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathias was ranked #406 and Syed #136 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mathias was ranked #432 and Syed #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Mathias and Syed over time
Mathias and Syed appear together in 3 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Syed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathias in 1.
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.
Syed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mathias in 1. 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 Syed changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2001 and 2025, ending at #432 and #829.
- Longest-running competitions
Mathias and Syed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #41 and #346.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1945–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 55 of those years, Syed in 3.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #2 in 2004, Syed #252 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #41, Syed #346.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Syed in 29.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Syed #136 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Syed #136.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2001–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Syed in 6.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #396 in 2023, Syed #347 in 2001.
The order changed in 2025: Mathias moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #520 and #394; by 2025 that had become #432 and #829.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #432, Syed #829.
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 | Syed |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | Norway · Boys #346 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathias has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Syed.
- 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
Syed
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #311 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #136 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #346 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys