babyNamedMathys
“gift of God”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 185th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,015
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,799
- −12.6% a year recently
- Falling sharply
- peak year
- 2010
Meaning and origin of Mathys
Mathys is thought to mean “gift of God” and is of Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Mathys in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2010.
- Over recent years, Mathys has been falling sharply (−12.6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mathys every 1.7 schools, all spellings combined.
Mathys in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 367,253
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Mathis3,735
- Matis175
- Matisse155
- Matys100
- Mattis (in French)55
- Matthis (in French)40
- Mathïs25
- Mattys (in French)25
- Matthys15
- Mathyss5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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