Mathias vs Zach
Mathias and Zachcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Mathias was ranked #432 and Zach #94 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Mathias was ranked #433 and Zach #99 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathias was ranked #406 and Zach #509 among boys in England and Wales.
Mathias and Zach over time
Mathias and Zach appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Zach 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.
Zach 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Zach fell — from #1337 and #271 in 1996 to #406 and #509 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Mathias #396 in 2023, Zach #81 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathias held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Zach in 28.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #406 in 2024, Zach #167 in 2010.
The order changed in 2024: Mathias moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #500 and #403; by 2024 that had become #406 and #509.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathias #406, Zach #509.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2001–2025
Mathias held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Zach in 10.
Highest recorded here: Mathias #396 in 2023, Zach #81 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathias #432, Zach #94.
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 | Zach |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #41 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #94 (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 Zach.
- 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
Zach
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #65 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys