Mathias

What Mathias means

From Biblical Hebrew, meaning “gift of Yahweh”

Borrowed from Danish Mathias, a spelling variant of Matthias, from Latin Matthias, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattīṯyāhū, “gift of Yahweh”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Mathias” (revision 92481962), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Mathias?

US: Rising: up from #562 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1046 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 1,087 boys got the name (#312 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,571 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,578 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.85 per 1,000 boys), NV (1.42 per 1,000 boys), CO (1.12 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Mathias is #312 in the US and #507 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Mathias were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Matthias854 US · 72 E&W
• Mathius15 US
• Mythias5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Mathias

Boys

• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Roman#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #42 in 2025
• Elias#13Form of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”^*
• Milo#119Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #288 in 2015, #119 in 2025
• Asher#28Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025
• Archer#98Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #289 in 2015, #98 in 2025

For a sister

• Eliana#10Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel
• Zara#212“flower”^*
• Josephine#53Feminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”^*
• Luna#27“the moon”^*
• Kaylani#185Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,054 in 2015, #185 in 2025
• Kailani#253“sea + sky”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Mathias’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.