Matias
Matias was the 170th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 159th with 2,265 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 289 places. More babies were named Matias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning gift of God (form of Matthias) · Hebrew, Greek, Spanish
Say it muh-TEE-uhs /məˈtiəs/
- Rank in 2025
- #170 boys, up 46 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,140boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20242,265 babies
- Total since 1880
- 25,392babies recorded
What does the name Matias mean?
Matías is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Matthias, the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. Matthias and Matthew share one Hebrew source, Mattityahu, which DMNES glosses 'gift of the Lord'; DMNES notes that the two were treated as separate names by the end of the Middle Ages. Wikipedia describes Matías as very popular in Latin America, especially Argentina, and Matthias as common in German-speaking and Scandinavian countries.
מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Mattityahu, gift of the Lord”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: Spanish Matías is said mah-TEE-ahs.
Related names: Matthias, Mathias, Matthew, Mateo, Matteo.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean gift.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Matias', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Matthew', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Matthias', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- New Testament, Acts 1:26 (Greek text and translations via Bible Gateway), Bible Gateway
Nicknames for Matias
The usual nicknames for Matias are Mati.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mati | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Matiass go by each one.
Matias popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2024.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #170 | 2,140 |
| 2020 | #216 | 1,754 |
| 2010 | #711 | 329 |
| 2000 | #1,358 | 94 |
| 1990 | #1,693 | 48 |
| 1980 | #2,090 | 26 |
| 1970 | #1,968 | 21 |
| 1960 | #1,956 | 18 |
| 1950 | #1,564 | 23 |
| 1940 | #1,456 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,385 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,933 | 18 |
| 1910 | #1,526 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Matias, counting every spelling?
Matias has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #183 for boys in 2025, against #170 on the official list, because Kayson/Kaison/Kaysen and Nico/Niko/Nikko and Cohen/Kohen/Kohyn move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Matias?
2,140 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matias (0.59 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Matias born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matias.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matias?
About 24,500 people born in the US named Matias are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Matias a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Matias by state
How common Matias was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), New Mexico (2.0×), California (1.9×), Nevada (1.9×), District of Columbia (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Matias: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matias, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Matias · Sibling names for Matias
Questions about the name Matias
What does Matias mean?
Matias means “gift of God (form of Matthias)” (Hebrew, Greek, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Matias?
Matias was the 170th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 159th with 2,265 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 289 places. More babies were named Matias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Matias a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Matias in the US.
Where is Matias most popular?
In 2021–2025, Matias was most common in Texas (2.50 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Mexico and California.