Mathias
2025 SSA
About Mathias
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.
Pronounced math-Y-us.
As of October 2026, Mathias ranked #312 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #586 | 474 | 246.8 |
| 2015 | #563 | 509 | 265.6 |
| 2016 | #502 | 599 | 315.6 |
| 2017 | #460 | 660 | 356.6 |
| 2018 | #400 | 796 | 438.3 |
| 2019 | #419 | 742 | 413.6 |
| 2020 | #429 | 693 | 401.5 |
| 2021 | #440 | 701 | 400.7 |
| 2022 | #396 | 805 | 461.1 |
| 2023 | #371 | 876 | 512.1 |
| 2024 | #337 | 1,031 | 598.4 |
| 2025 | #312 | 1,087 | 636.4 |
World rankings
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Mathias on lists
Famous Mathiass
- 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
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