Matthias

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A few things about Matthias you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Matthias

Matthias Ginter

German association football player (born 1994)

Choose Matthias and your child shares a first name with Matthias Ginter, a German association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Matthias, like who?” Matthias Ginter's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,000 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Matthias, 854 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Matthias would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMatthias has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Matthiass, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearMatthias is at its all-time high right now: #372 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowMatthias is 8.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 17,857 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,000.
• 🚀TrendMatthias has climbed 54 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #372. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMatthias is most popular in Alaska, where it ranks #143, followed by Hawaii (#146) and New Mexico (#161). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Matthias means “gift of God”. Our records link it to German, Greek and Hebrew roots.

About the name Matthias

Matthias is a boy name of German, Greek and Hebrew origin meaning “gift of God”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ias”. US birth records list Matthias for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 119 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #372 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #372, with 854 babies.

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