Mathias vs Xavier
Mathias and Xaviercompared 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 Xavier #238 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mathias was ranked #432 and Xavier #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Mathias and Xavier over time
Mathias and Xavier appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Xavier held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathias 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.
Xavier 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Xavier in 29.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Xavier #158 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Xavier #238.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2008–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Xavier in 7.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #396 in 2023, Xavier #308 in 2015.
The order changed in 2025: Mathias moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #520 and #430; by 2025 that had become #432 and #676.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #432, Xavier #676.
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 | Xavier |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #43 (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 Xavier both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Xavier
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #376 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 recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2011 (recorded 2004–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys