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Mathias Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Mathias

Pronunciation: muh-THY-uhs / muh-TEE-uhs

Meaning Gift of God Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#312
TREND
25
Peak Years
2025, 2024, 2023
Lowest Years
1903, 1899, 1896
Energy Archetype
Hardworking & Dutiful

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Mathias in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Mathias

  • More than 15 thousand babies named Mathias: U.S. records list 15,539 babies given the name Mathias from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Mathias Mean?

Mathias is a masculine given name meaning "gift of God" or "gift of Yahweh." It is a variant of Matthias and comes from the Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattityahu (מַתִּתְיָהוּ). The Hebrew elements are mattan or mattath, "gift," and Yah, a short form of the divine name Yahweh. The literal sense is therefore "gift of Yahweh"; "gift of God" is the customary English rendering. The spelling Mathias differs from Matthias by having one t rather than two before the h, a variation that arose in Latin and later European vernaculars. It is not a separate name with a different etymology.

Mathias Name History & Origins

The Hebrew name Mattityahu appears in the Hebrew Bible for several minor figures. A famous early bearer was Mattathias, the Jewish priest of the 2nd century BCE who resisted Seleucid rule and whose sons led the Maccabean revolt; Greek sources call him Mattathias. In the New Testament, the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot is named Matthias (Greek Maththias or Matthias) in Acts 1:23 - 26. That apostolic figure is the name's best-known early Christian association.

From Greek and Latin, the name passed into the languages of western and northern Europe. Latin and medieval European texts use forms such as Mathias and Matthias. In German-speaking lands, Mathias is a traditional spelling; Scandinavian languages use forms such as Mattias, Mathias, and Matias. In English, both Matthias and Mathias are used. Related forms include Mattias and Matias; the name Matthew comes from the same Hebrew root but followed a separate path through Greek Matthaios.

How Popular is the Name Mathias?

Mathias recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #312 in 2025.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Mathias Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.

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