boy's name

Matthys

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 918

Matthys is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 2008, when 70 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Matthys over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

450
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Matthys by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 30
2000s 450
2010s 385
2020s (to 2025) 45

How popular is Matthys?

In 2025, Matthys was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Matthys is used

Canada #2,709 5 in 2009
France #3,235 5 in 2025
England & Wales #4,784 3 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Matthys

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Matthys also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Matthys over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Matthys

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Matthys — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Matthys

How popular is the name Matthys?

In 2025, Matthys was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Matthys is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Matthys?

Matthys has 2 syllables.

When was Matthys most popular?

Matthys peaked in 2008, when 70 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Matthys a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Matthys currently ranks #3,235 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.