Mathis vs Syed
Mathis 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Mathis was ranked #3254 and Syed #136 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Mathis was ranked #473 and Syed #306 among boys in Norway.
Mathis and Syed over time
Mathis and Syed appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Syed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mathis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Syed 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mathis and Syed changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1975 and 2023, ending at #473 and #306.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1975–2023
Mathis held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Syed in 14.
Highest recorded here: Mathis #379 in 1976, Syed #306 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Mathis #473, Syed #306.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2002–2024
Mathis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Syed in 19.
Highest recorded here: Mathis #1819 in 2014, Syed #136 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathis #3254, Syed #136.
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 | Mathis | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Norway · Boys #346 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathis has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Syed.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mathis
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #527 among boys in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2023
Highest recorded position: #379 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1972–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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