Matyas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAH-tyahsh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Matyas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Matyas mean?
Hebrew: Hungarian form of Matthias
“gift of God”
Matthias Corvinus, known in Hungary as King Matyas, was a celebrated Renaissance king of Hungary in the 15th century.
Is Matyas a girl's or a boy's name?
Matyas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matyas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Matyas, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 14 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Matyas than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Matyas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Matyas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
How popular is Matyas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Matyas, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Matyas in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matyas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
Names like Matyas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Ivaan Avi Musa River Bodhi Ilyas Ayaan Vihaan Krishiv Shivansh Yuvraj
Names related to Matyas
More Hebrew names
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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, “Matyas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matyas, updated 20 October 2026.