Matas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MA-tas
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
Matas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies).
What does Matas mean?
Hebrew: Lithuanian form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Lithuanian form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu.
Is Matas a girl's or a boy's name?
Matas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Matas, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 866th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 89 boys.
Half of all the boys named Matas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Matas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 36 | #950 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 38 | #866 |
| 2019 | 55 | #688 |
| 2018 | 64 | #627 |
| 2017 | 61 | #652 |
| 2016 | 79 | #550 |
| 2015 | 70 | #588 |
| 2014 | 89 | #498 |
| 2013 | 83 | #513 |
| 2012 | 81 | #521 |
| 2011 | 73 | #543 |
| 2010 | 65 | #579 |
| 2009 | 60 | #606 |
| 2008 | 55 | #633 |
| 2007 | 43 | #731 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
How popular is Matas in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Matas in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Matas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Ibrahim Mustafa Hamza Ahmed Abdullah Musab Zakariya Ayyub Uzair Zayd
Names related to Matas
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Matas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matas, updated 20 October 2026.