Given name & surname
Matias
“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
Matias is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matias is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matias is a variant of Matthias. Matthias has been associated with Hebrew and Aramaic naming traditions. Matias is a variant of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Matias developed from Matthias.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Matias through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25,392
- 25,387 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,270 babies
- 2025
- 2,140
- #170 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,140 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 170 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (438). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,809 as a first name in 2020; 12,194 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Matias’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Matias has a diminutive in Mati. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Matias developed from the Latin form Matthias. Matias has a related form in Matthew.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Matias has relatives in 35 languages.
28 related names in 35 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Matias
- Matias Fernandez-PardoBelgian footballer (born 2005)
- Matías Emilio DelgadoArgentine association football playerborn 1982
- Matias VarelaSwedish actorborn 1980
- Matias CaserasUruguayan association football playerborn 1992
- Mathías CorujoUruguayan footballerborn 1986
- Matías AbelairasArgentine association football playerborn 1985
- Matias LassenDanish ice hockey player (born 1996)
- Matias AiresBrazilian writer (1705-1763)
- Matias KupiainenFinnish musicianborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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