Matthias

Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Hebrew — Form of Matthew, the name of the apostle who replaced Judas

Nicknames: Matt

Boy's name · #372 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Matthias is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1880, it stood at #372 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 14,000 boys have been named Matthias along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#31 in Austria (2025) · #136 in Italy (2024) · #266 in Netherlands (2025) · #313 in New Zealand (2025) · #346 in Switzerland (2025) · #361 in Belgium (2025) · #400 in Scotland (2025) · #409 in Norway (2025) · #452 in Canada (2025) · #468 in Ireland (2025) · #539 in England & Wales (2025) · #652 in France (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Matthiases

Matthias Corvinus — King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490 (1443–1490)
Matthias Jacob Schleiden — German botanist (1804–1881)
Matthias Ginter — German footballer (born 1994)
Matthias Sammer — German association football player and manager (born 1967)
Matthias Grünewald — German Renaissance painter (c. 1470–1528)
Matthias Schoenaerts — Belgian actor (born 1977)
Matthias Schweighöfer — German actor (born 1981)
Matthias Jabs — German guitarist (born 1955)
Matthias Erzberger — German politician (1875–1921)
Matthias Sindelar — Austrian footballer (1903–1939)

In stories & tradition

Matthias the Apostle — Religious figure of the Christian faith
Matthias Brandner — Verbotene Liebe (TV series)
Matthias Helvar — Six of Crows (book)

What Matthiases become

Among 6,625 notable people named Matthias:

Medical professionals appear 3.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Matthias de l'Obel, Flemish physician and botanist (1538–1616).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Mathias (#312), Matthias would rank around #188 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 56/44 between Mathias and Matthias.

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