Matthias
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of god.
How Matthias has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #556 |
| 2016 | #495 |
| 2017 | #461 |
| 2018 | #406 |
| 2019 | #407 |
| 2020 | #431 |
| 2021 | #450 |
| 2022 | #465 |
| 2023 | #483 |
| 2024 | #471 |
| 2025 | #372 |
Matthias by the numbers
In 2025, 72 babies in England and Wales were named Matthias. In the US, 649 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Matthias. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mathiasgift of god; form of Matthias657 in the US (2017)
- Mattiasgift of god; Scandinavian form of Matthias19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matthiusgift of God; a form of Matthew5 in the US (2017)
- Matiasgift of god; a form of Matthew1,558 in the US (2017)
- Mathisgift of God; a form of Matthew133 in the US (2017)
- Mattisgift of god; a form of matthew69 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Matthias
Names that are said the same way as Matthias, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Matthias, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Matthias, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Matthias
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