Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Mathias

muh-THY-us;mah-TEE-as · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Gift of God
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Germanic;Scandinavian
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · European
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#337
2024 births1,031
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births14,452
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Matt
Alternate spellings
MatthiasMatias
In other languages
Mathias (German)Matías (Spanish)

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