Mathias vs Walter
Mathias and Waltercompared 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 Walter #108 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathias was ranked #406 and Walter #344 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mathias was ranked #432 and Walter #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Mathias and Walter over time
Mathias and Walter appear together in 3 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Walter held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathias in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Walter 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Mathias and Walter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #41 and #108.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1945–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Walter in 13.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #4 in 2013, Walter #108 in 2025.
The order changed in 1972: Mathias moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #422 and #350; by 1972 that had become #481 and #569.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #41, Walter #108.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Walter in 27.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Walter #271 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Walter #344.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2001–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Walter in 5.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #396 in 2023, Walter #409 in 2001.
The order changed in 2023: Mathias moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #779 and #572; by 2023 that had become #396 and #472.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #432, Walter #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 | Walter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | Norway · Boys #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathias and Walter 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
Walter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #178 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #108 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys