Mathias

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mathias: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Mathias: Recorded since 1945, it reached #2 in 2004, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
109times a registrar ranked it
81years from first to last
#2highest recorded position
31groupings it qualifies for
25names it appears alongside

What stands out in Mathias's record

Held a top-100 place for 38 years running. Names by top-100 run
Shares a published list with another name across 69 years. Longest shared records

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1337
1997	#2859
1998	#1821
1999	#1850
2000	#2501
2001	#3134
2002	#1322
2003	#2470
2004	#1160
2005	#1617
2006	#2087
2007	#2211
2008	#1511
2009	#1425
2010	#1620
2011	#1209
2012	#1119
2013	#1247
2014	#889
2015	#1046
2016	#928
2017	#709
2018	#584
2019	#541
2020	#467
2021	#496
2022	#453
2023	#500
2024	#406

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 69 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #41 among boys in Norway, #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Mathias appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 69 years beginning in 1945, and has registered 12,994 births with the name.

Mathias across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Mathias's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#307 (1945)	#2 (2004)	#41 (2025)	69 of 81	12,994 (1945–2025)	504 (2004)
England and Wales · Boys	#1337 (1996)	#406 (2024)	#406 (2024)	29 of 29	905 (1996–2024)	100 (2024)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#409 (2001)	#396 (2023)	#432 (2025)	10 of 25	49 (2001–2025)	9 (2023)

Mathias by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Mathias in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	30	4 of 10	8
1950s	22	4 of 10	6
1960s	35	5 of 10	7
1970s	143	10 of 10	14
1980s	543	10 of 10	54
1990s	2,975	10 of 10	298
2000sbusiest	4,677	10 of 10	468
2010s	3,385	10 of 10	339
2020s	1,184	6 of 10	197

Across Norway · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 468 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2016 and 2017, when recorded births fell by 98, from 363 to 265.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Mathias appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 2011.

Mathias's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#406	100	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#500	79	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#453	89	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#496	80	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#467	84	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#541	70	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#584	63	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#709	49	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#928	32	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1046	27	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#889	33	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1247	20	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1119	24	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1209	21	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1620	14	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1425	16	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1511	14	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1617	11	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1160	16	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1322	11	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1337	9	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#433	3	High	Verified
2025	Norway	male	#41	173	High	Verified
2024	Norway	male	#38	176	High	Verified
2023	Norway	male	#28	194	High	Verified
2022	Norway	male	#19	219	High	Verified
2021	Norway	male	#16	217	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#17	205	High	Verified
2019	Norway	male	#22	218	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#13	252	High	Verified
2017	Norway	male	#14	265	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#4	363	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#4	370	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#5	347	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#4	344	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#6	369	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#2	407	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#3	450	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#6	429	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#2	453	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#2	446	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#2	487	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#4	446	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#2	504	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#5	499	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#6	469	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#9	445	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#5	499	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#8	466	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#14	413	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#16	391	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#19	375	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#25	301	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#30	260	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#31	249	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#44	195	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#50	169	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#56	156	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#66	127	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#85	93	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#104	75	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#121	70	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#144	53	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#202	31	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#211	29	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#243	23	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#216	25	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#288	17	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#203	31	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#264	19	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#313	14	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#259	19	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#402	10	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#290	16	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#330	13	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#481	7	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#422	9	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#541	5	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#366	10	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#539	4	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#412	7	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#428	7	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#386	7	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#406	5	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#363	6	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#372	5	High	Verified
1952	Norway	male	#348	6	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#335	6	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#324	7	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#277	10	High	Verified
1945	Norway	male	#307	7	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#432	8	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#520	6	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#396	9	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#779	3	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#631	4	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#646	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#615	4	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#409	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1945 and 2025, ranked in 69 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2, first reached in 2004.

It held a top-100 place in 38 years, 38 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 504 births, registered in Norway in 2004.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 76 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Matheus · #243, 27y
Mathew · #29, 62y
Mathieu · #272, 21y
Mathilda · #256, 30y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Camilla · #2, 70y
Sofie · #2, 69y
Alma · #5, 72y
Cheryl · #11, 72y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Andrew · #2, 79y
Bente · #2, 62y
Bjørn · #2, 81y
Camilla · #2, 70y

Comparisons involving Mathias

Existing comparison pages where Mathias and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Mathias in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Mathias vs Erik
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Erik fell — from #307 and #27 in 1945 to #41 and #64 in 2025.
Mathias · Erik · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Mathias vs Morten
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Morten fell — from #307 and #107 in 1945 to #41 and #214 in 2025.
Mathias · Morten · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Mathias vs Nils
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Nils fell — from #307 and #26 in 1945 to #41 and #61 in 2025.
Mathias · Nils · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Mathias and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Andreas vs Mathias
In 2004, Mathias moved ahead of Andreas in Norway · Boys — #1 and #5 the year before became #3 and #2.
Andreas · Mathias · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2004 Norway ranking
Oliver vs Mathias
In 2015, Oliver moved ahead of Mathias in Norway · Boys — #6 and #5 the year before became #2 and #4.
Oliver · Mathias · 57 shared years, 1968–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2015 Norway ranking
Noah vs Mathias
In 2017, Noah moved ahead of Mathias in Norway · Boys — #5 and #4 the year before became #3 and #14.
Noah · Mathias · 33 shared years, 1990–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2017 Norway ranking

Compared inside Norway lists

Pairs involving Mathias measured in Norway's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Mathias at its highest position.

Peter vs Mathias
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Peter fell — from #106 and #307 in 1945 to #174 and #41 in 2025.
Peter · Mathias · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Mathias vs Tommy
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #307 and #268 in 1945 to #38 and #503 in 2024.
Mathias · Tommy · 68 shared years, 1945–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 Norway ranking
Mathias vs Richard
Over 67 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mathias rose about as far as Richard fell — from #307 and #219 in 1945 to #28 and #481 in 2023.
Mathias · Richard · 67 shared years, 1945–2023 · Mirrored each other
See the 2023 Norway ranking

Norway overview→

Mathias was ranked #2 in Norway · Boys in 2004. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Mathias and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Mathias without appearing here.

Mathias moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2211 and #1756 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1511 and #3687.
Shannon Compare
In 2001 they stood at #3134 and #1467 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1322 and #3225.
Graeme Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2470 and #2189 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1160 and #3009.
Madison Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2211 and #2211 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1511 and #2775.

Moved ahead of Mathias

Hudson Compare
In 2002 they stood at #1322 and #2005 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #2470 and #1092.
Ollie Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1337 and #1458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2859 and #2022.
Hunter Compare
In 2004 they stood at #1160 and #1878 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #1617 and #1135.
Arlo Compare
In 1999 they stood at #1850 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #2501 and #2142.

Moved the opposite way to Mathias

Arild Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 while Arild went from #32 to #489.
Arne Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 while Arne went from #6 to #222.
Bjørn Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 while Bjørn went from #3 to #56.
Dag Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 while Dag went from #48 to #426.

Moved the same way as Mathias

Daniel Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 and Daniel from #280 to #66.
David Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 and David from #167 to #88.
Emil Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 and Emil from #271 to #2.
Even Compare
Between 1945 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Mathias went from #307 to #41 and Even from #180 to #42.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Mathias

Mathias at a glance

What stands out in Mathias's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Mathias across 3 official records

Mathias by decade in Norway · Boys

Mathias appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Comparisons involving Mathias

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Norway lists

Names published alongside Mathias

Mathias and the names beside it

Mathias moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Mathias

Moved the opposite way to Mathias

Moved the same way as Mathias

Mathias at a glance

What stands out in Mathias's record

Mathias across 3 official records

Mathias by decade in Norway · Boys

Mathias appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Comparisons involving Mathias

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Norway lists

Names published alongside Mathias

Mathias and the names beside it

Mathias moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Mathias

Moved the opposite way to Mathias

Moved the same way as Mathias