Matias is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Matias means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Matias across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Matias has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Matias is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “gift of God”. The Spanish and Scandinavian form of Matthias.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 25,392 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 923 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 19 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 71 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Matias per year, United States (1904 to 2025). United States peaked in 2024 (2,270/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (95/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (12/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2015 (4/yr).
Matias has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2024, when it ranked #295 nationally (given to 2,341 babies that year).
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