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Matthias

Gender
Boy
Say it
ma-THY-as
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#529 for boys
US rank, 2025
#372 for boys

Matthias is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 529th for boys in the UK (80 babies) and 372nd for boys in the US (854 babies).

What does Matthias mean?

Hebrew: Greek form of Mattityahu

“gift of God”

In Acts, Matthias was chosen by lot to replace Judas among the apostles.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Matthias a girl's or a boy's name?

Matthias is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 80 boys in the UK and 854 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Matthias in the UK?

Rank in 2025
529th among boys
Babies in 2025
80 about 1 in 3,700 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 19% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were named Matthias, making it the 529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 120 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Matthias than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Matthias in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 156 boys in the UK were given Matthias or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #329, up from #529 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 539th in England and Wales and 400th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 120 in 20222025
Matthias in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202580#529
202489#498
2023103#437
2022120#393
2021105#448
202074#567
201984#521
201870#588
201756#693
201651#738
201532#1,005
201447#750
201339#860
201230#1,030
201120#1,338
201019#1,385
200923#1,180
200810#2,048
200727#991
200619#1,207
200517#1,267
200424#954
200323#923
200213#1,252
200110#1,458
200014#1,113
199911#1,267
199815#1,016
199713#1,111
199612#1,146

How popular is Matthias in the US?

Rank in 2025
372nd among boys
Babies in 2025
854 about 1 in 2,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 5% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 854 boys in the US were named Matthias, making it the 372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 426th.

2025 had the most boys named Matthias of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the boys named Matthias in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,956 boys in the US were given Matthias or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #204, up from #372 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 854 in 20252025
Matthias in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025854#372
2024654#472
2023628#483
2022664#462
2021681#449
2020695#426
2019763#407
2018788#406
2017660#459
2016611#496
2015517#555
2014487#572
2013417#606
2012347#682
2011292#768
2010262#818
2009298#762
2008292#761
2007262#815
2006255#801
2005205#886
2004223#804
2003161#982
2002130#1,114
2001120#1,149
2000110#1,218
199997#1,266
1998105#1,174
199783#1,342
199681#1,332
199589#1,227
199478#1,318
199372#1,335
199283#1,233
199169#1,353
199068#1,348
198966#1,344
198864#1,282
198760#1,257
198662#1,216
198547#1,428
198439#1,555
198344#1,428
198242#1,486
198151#1,294
198052#1,291
197934#1,670
197833#1,652
197725#1,948
197630#1,710
197524#1,947
197432#1,546
197320#2,035
197218#2,158
197125#1,783
197017#2,212
196916#2,129
196819#1,835
196720#1,757
196620#1,722
196516#1,986
196419#1,849
196318#1,901
196217#1,961
196122#1,730
196012#2,421
195910#2,662
19587#3,273
195710#2,629
195615#2,090
19557#3,199
19548#2,940
19536#3,423
19525#3,731
19517#3,064
19505#3,678
19496#3,296
19487#3,009
19470–
19467#2,918
19458#2,573
19449#2,466
19439#2,562
19429#2,522
19417#2,871
19407#2,871
19396#3,112
193811#2,185
193711#2,197
19360–
19356#3,252
19345#3,677
193311#2,213
19320–
19316#3,389
19308#3,020
19299#2,764
19287#3,355
192714#2,193
192610#2,723
19258#3,153
192413#2,347
192318#1,873
192215#2,142
192110#2,803
192014#2,230
191914#2,151
191820#1,709
191725#1,396
191618#1,697
191517#1,706
191419#1,388
19139#1,944
191212#1,416
19110–
19108#1,192
19090–
19080–
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18995#1,050
18980–
18970–
18960–
18955#1,078
18940–
18930–
18920–
18910–
18905#994
18890–
18880–
18870–
18860–
18858#700
18840–
18835#891
18825#942
18810–
18805#909

Nicknames for Matthias

Names like Matthias

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Tobias, Elias, Matias, Elijah, Myles, Isaiah, Asher, Gabriel, Noah, Malachi, Jonah, Levi

Other spellings of Matthias

Mathias, Mathius

Names related to Matthias

Mattias, Matyas, Mathis, Mattis, Matteus, Mathayus, Matthews

More Hebrew names

Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Eliana

Every Hebrew name

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, “Matthias: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matthias, updated 20 October 2026.