Matthias

Meaning and origin of Matthias

Popularity of Matthias in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2001.
• Over recent years, Matthias has been falling (−6.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Matthias every 5.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Matthias in English-speaking countries

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  346^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,331

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  415^th boys’ name24 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,856

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  440^th boys’ name2,136 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,407−0.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  537^th boys’ name64 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,655−6.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  455^th boys’ name262 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,154+5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  542^nd boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,225

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  718^th boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,492

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mathias1,040
• Matias240
• Mattias (in French)40
• Mathyas (in French)35
• Matyas (in French)25
• Matíasabroad
• Mátyás (in French)abroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Matthias

• Miguel
• Mikaïl
• Melchior
• Mathéïs
• Michael
• Matthieu
• Mathieu
• Yunus
• Eliam
• Ézéchiel
• Elian
• Simao

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin