Given name & surname
Mattis
“one who is gifted”·“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
In French use, Mattis has a related form in Matisse. One French interpretation is “one who is gifted.” In English use, Mattis is an affectionate form 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
In French use, Mattis has a related form in Matisse. One French interpretation is “one who is gifted.” In English use, Mattis is an affectionate form 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
In French use, Mattis has a related form in Matisse. An origin associated with Matisse is French. In English use, Mattis is an affectionate form of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Mattis is an affectionate form of Matthew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mattis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 466
- 466 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,038 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −57%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,038 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 78 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 383 as a first name in 2020; 2,633 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.
Mattis’s family of names
In English usage, Mattis is an affectionate form of Matthew. In Norwegian usage, Mattis has an alternative spelling in MATHIS. In Norwegian usage, Mattis has a related form in MATHIS.
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Around the world
Mattis has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 34
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Mateoequivalent
- Matteoequivalent
- Mathewequivalent
- Mateusequivalent
- Mattiaequivalent
- Mathieuequivalent
- Matveyequivalent
- Matthieuequivalent
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- Mattiequivalent
- Mateuszequivalent
- Mateuequivalent
- Mateequivalent
- Matijaequivalent
- Matthijsequivalent
- Maciejequivalent
- Mathijsequivalent
- Matejequivalent
- Madisequivalent
- Matjažequivalent
- מתתיהוequivalent
- Matfijequivalent
- Matfeiequivalent
- Mátyásequivalent
- Analequivalent
- Matthäusequivalent
- Matúšequivalent
- Mazhevequivalent
- Matíasequivalent
- Matiesequivalent
- Maffeoequivalent
- Матвейequivalent
- Matyášequivalent
- Matityahuequivalent
- Mazzeoequivalent
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mattis
- Mattis HættaSámi singer (1959–2022)
- Mattis StenshagenNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1996
- Mattis MathiesenNorwegian cinematographer (1924-2010)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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