Mathias

Spelling variation of Mattias, Greek

"gift of God"

Mathias Origin and Meaning

The name Mathias is a boy's name meaning "gift of God".

Matthias is the ancient Biblical form of Matthew, widely used along with brother Mathias in the US for the past 20 years.

This New Testament name -- he was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as an Apostle -- is found in several European languages and cultures. In every language from Scandinavia to France to Spain, the name is pronounced ma-TEE-us, but in the US it might be pronounced with a long I in the middle -- ma-TYE-us.

Mathias Rank in US Top 1000

# 337 in the US

Popularity of the name Mathias

• 337 US 2024
• 1679 Nameberry 2023
• 251 Future 2028
• 408 England 2024
• 334 Mexico 2021
• 30 Norway 2024
• 39 Denmark 2020
• 85 Belgium 2019
• 177 switzerland 2024
• 99 Austria 2024
• 99 Chile 2021

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Famous People Named Mathias

• Mathias Kagimu Kiwanuka American NFL football player
• Mathias Fassou Pogba Guinean footballer
• Mathias Jattah Njie Jørgensen, Danish footballer
• Mathias Ranégie Swedish footballer
• Mathias Lerch Czech mathematician
• Mathias Lauridsen Danish model
• Mathias Gnädinger Swiss actor
• Mathias Svensson Swedish footballer
• Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns Finnish singer of band Finntroll
• Mathias Färm Swedish guitarist of band Millencolin
• Mathias Eick Norwegian jazz trumpeter

The name Mathias in Pop Culture

• Mathias Thias supporting character in the book Zodiac by Romina Russell
• Mathias Chief of the Tribal Police in the TV series Longmire
• Mathias Grigg supporting character in TV series Hetty Feather