Fun Facts About the Name Matthias
- More than 13 thousand babies named Matthias: U.S. records list 13,670 babies given the name Matthias from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Matthias Mean?
Matthias is an English form of a Greek name with a Hebrew root. Its established meaning is "gift of Yahweh," often given in English as "gift of God." The Hebrew name behind it is Mattityahu (מַתִּתְיָהוּ), usually understood as a combination of a Hebrew word for "gift" and Yah, a short form of the divine name Yahweh. The Greek form Maththias (Μαθθίας) is usually explained as a shortened form of Mattathias (Ματταθίας), the Greek form of Mattityahu. "Gift of God" is a customary rendering of the same name, not a separate origin.
Matthias Name History & Origins
The name Matthias appears in the New Testament book of Acts. After the ascension of Jesus, the apostles needed a replacement for Judas Iscariot; two candidates were put forward, and Matthias was chosen by lot to join the eleven (Acts 1:23 - 26). The Greek text of Acts gives the name as Maththias (Μαθθίας), which entered Latin as Matthias. The English form comes from that Latin tradition. In German, the name is pronounced mah-TEE-ahs. Matthias is distinct from Matthew in Greek: Matthew represents Matthaios, while Matthias represents Maththias, though both are related to the Hebrew name Mattityahu. The apostle Matthias was honored as a saint; his traditional feast day in the Western church was February 24, and in the current Roman calendar it is May 14. The name was also borne by Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary in the fifteenth century.
How Popular is the Name Matthias?
Matthias recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #372 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.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #372 | 854 | 0.0500% |
| 2024 | #471 | 653 | 0.0381% |
| 2023 | #482 | 628 | 0.0368% |
| 2022 | #464 | 663 | 0.0380% |
| 2021 | #450 | 680 | 0.0389% |
| 2020 | #428 | 694 | 0.0402% |
| 2019 | #407 | 762 | 0.0425% |
| 2018 | #405 | 788 | 0.0434% |
| 2017 | #461 | 660 | 0.0357% |
| 2016 | #496 | 611 | 0.0322% |
| 2015 | #556 | 517 | 0.0270% |
| 2014 | #573 | 487 | 0.0254% |
| 2013 | #607 | 417 | 0.0220% |
| 2012 | #682 | 347 | 0.0183% |
| 2011 | #772 | 292 | 0.0154% |
| 2010 | #819 | 262 | 0.0137% |
| 2009 | #764 | 298 | 0.0150% |
| 2008 | #762 | 292 | 0.0143% |
| 2007 | #817 | 262 | 0.0126% |
| 2006 | #802 | 255 | 0.0124% |
| 2005 | #887 | 205 | 0.0103% |
| 2004 | #809 | 223 | 0.0112% |
| 2003 | #989 | 161 | 0.0082% |
| 2002 | #1,118 | 130 | 0.0067% |
| 2001 | #1,156 | 120 | 0.0062% |
| 2000 | #1,225 | 110 | 0.0056% |
| 1999 | #1,273 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 1998 | #1,181 | 105 | 0.0055% |
| 1997 | #1,347 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 1996 | #1,345 | 81 | 0.0043% |
| 1995 | #1,236 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 1994 | #1,327 | 78 | 0.0040% |
| 1993 | #1,353 | 72 | 0.0037% |
| 1992 | #1,242 | 83 | 0.0042% |
| 1991 | #1,365 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 1990 | #1,358 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 1989 | #1,355 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 1988 | #1,290 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 1987 | #1,265 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1986 | #1,223 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 1985 | #1,445 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1984 | #1,567 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1983 | #1,461 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1982 | #1,506 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #1,302 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1980 | #1,304 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1979 | #1,696 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1978 | #1,680 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #1,981 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1976 | #1,730 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1975 | #1,981 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #1,570 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1973 | #2,095 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #2,215 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #1,813 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #2,262 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,194 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #1,877 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1967 | #1,797 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #1,743 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #2,045 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #1,880 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1963 | #1,939 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,010 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1960 | #2,635 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,762 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,470 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,758 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #2,144 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #3,394 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,097 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #3,662 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,090 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,253 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #4,013 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,572 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,203 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,086 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #2,687 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,570 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,674 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,644 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,040 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,037 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,357 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,277 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,289 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #3,514 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #4,018 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #2,314 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #3,632 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,190 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #2,892 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #3,589 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #2,254 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #2,837 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #3,309 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #2,428 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #1,920 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1922 | #2,202 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #2,919 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #2,298 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #2,224 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1918 | #1,746 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #1,422 | 25 | 0.0027% |
| 1916 | #1,740 | 18 | 0.0020% |
| 1915 | #1,753 | 17 | 0.0020% |
| 1914 | #1,425 | 19 | 0.0029% |
| 1913 | #2,040 | 9 | 0.0018% |
| 1912 | #1,494 | 12 | 0.0028% |
| 1910 | #1,276 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1899 | #1,152 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1895 | #1,196 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1890 | #1,102 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1885 | #741 | 8 | 0.0074% |
| 1883 | #997 | 5 | 0.0048% |
| 1882 | #1,041 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1880 | #1,011 | 5 | 0.0045% |
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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