boy's name
Mattia
mat-TEE-ah
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,434
France
#145
2025 births
Mattia is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God," the Italian form of Matthias. It ranks 145th in France and is rising, and in Italy it is masculine despite the -a ending.
- Mattia is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in France in 2023, when 545 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,420 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1958.
Mattia over time
Births per decade in France, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 175 |
| 2010s | 680 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,465 |
What Mattia means
Mattia means gift of God, from the Hebrew Mattityahu. The compound joins mattan, a gift, with Yah, a shortened form of the divine name, so the child is described as something given rather than as a giver.
Where Mattia comes from
Mattia is the Italian form of Matthias, from the Hebrew Mattityahu — mattan, gift, and Yah, the divine name. Matthias is the apostle chosen by lot in Acts to replace Judas Iscariot, and he is a separate figure from Matthew the evangelist, though the two names are the same in Hebrew and are constantly confused; Italian keeps them apart as Mattia and Matteo. The -a ending is masculine in Italian for names of Greek derivation, a group that also includes Andrea, Luca, Elia and Nicola — which regularly misleads English speakers, who read Andrea and Nicola as women's names. Mattia's presence in the French charts reflects Italian migration and the general fashion for Italian names in France rather than any French tradition.
Mattia in use
Mattia ranks 145th in France with about 420 births in 2025 and is rising in our data with a peak in 2023. Our records carry it from 1958. It is rare in the English-speaking markets at 1,687th in England and Wales and 4,358th in the United States, where the -a ending reads as feminine and works against it.
How popular is Mattia?
In 2025, Mattia was given to 415 babies in France, ranking #145 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mattia is used
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.
How Mattia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mattïa | Mattïa is a rare spelling of Mattia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Mattia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mattia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mattia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Mattia
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.
Mattia 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 Mattia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mattia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mattia
What does the name Mattia mean?
Mattia means "gift of God," from the Hebrew Mattityahu.
Is Mattia a boy's or a girl's name?
Masculine in Italian. The -a ending is masculine there for names of Greek derivation, like Andrea and Luca.
Is Mattia the same as Matteo?
They come from the same Hebrew name but refer to different apostles — Matthias and Matthew. Italian keeps them separate.
How popular is Mattia?
145th in France, where it is rising.
What are the nicknames for Mattia?
Mattia is usually shortened to Matty.
Is Mattia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mattia currently ranks #145 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.