boy's name
Matias
ma-TEE-as
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 30,841
the United States
#170
2025 births
Matias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God." It is the Spanish, Portuguese and Finnish form of Matthias, from Mattityahu — the same name as Matthew by a slightly different route.
- Matias is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 2,270 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,549 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1904.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Matias over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 120 |
| 1920s | 189 |
| 1930s | 150 |
| 1940s | 195 |
| 1950s | 156 |
| 1960s | 173 |
| 1970s | 229 |
| 1980s | 342 |
| 1990s | 698 |
| 2000s | 2,043 |
| 2010s | 9,058 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12,029 |
What Matias means
Matias means gift of God, from mattan, gift, and yah, the divine name. The Hebrew is a statement of thanks rather than a description of the child.
Where Matias comes from
Matias descends from the Hebrew Mattityahu by way of the Greek Matthias. Matthew and Matthias are the same underlying name, distinguished in the New Testament because they are two people: Matthew the tax collector and evangelist, and Matthias, chosen by lot to replace Judas among the twelve. Spanish, Portuguese and Finnish all use Matías or Matias, and the Finnish route is entirely separate — the name arrived there through Swedish Lutheran naming rather than from Spain.
Matias in use
Our data shows Matias peaking in 2024 and still rising, and it first appears in our records in 1904. It belongs to the same rise of Spanish and Italian forms as Matteo, Emilio and Luca — and Matteo, its Italian cousin, is on this site from the same Hebrew original.
How popular is Matias?
In 2025, Matias was given to 2,140 babies in the United States, ranking #170 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Matias is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Matias
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Matias also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Matias over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Matias
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Matias in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Matias
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Matias — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Matias
What does the name Matias mean?
Matias means "gift of God," from the Hebrew mattan, gift, and yah, God.
Are Matthew and Matthias the same name?
The same underlying Hebrew name, distinguished in the New Testament because they are two different people.
Is Matias Spanish or Finnish?
Both use it, by separate routes — Finnish through Swedish Lutheran naming rather than from Spain.
How popular is the name Matias?
In 2025, Matias was given to 2,140 babies in the United States, ranking #170 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Matias a girl's or a boy's name?
Matias is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Matias?
Matias has 2 syllables.
When was Matias most popular?
Matias peaked in 2024, when 2,270 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Matias?
Matias is usually shortened to Mati and Mat.
Is Matias a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Matias currently ranks #170 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.