First Name
9k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
9k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
First
Last
On This Page
  1. Related Names
  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Mathias
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Mathias
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Ethnicity Distribution
  9. Fun Facts
  10. What Mathiass Have Visited This Page?
  11. Name Poster

How to Pronounce Mathias

  • Automated Male (English)
    Is this an accurate pronunciation?
  • Automated Female (English)
    Is this an accurate pronunciation?
How difficult is it to pronounce Mathias?
Back to Top

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Mathias mean? Find out below.

Origin and Meaning of Mathias

"Mathias" is a name of Hebrew origin, and it means "Variant of Matthias, Biblical name meaning "gift of the Lord." Aramaic derivative of Matthew". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
    Synonyms: bob mathias and robert bruce mathias
Back to Top

Notable Persons Named Mathias

Mathias Rust

Mathias was born on June 1st, 1968 in Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany.

Popularity:
Mathias Pogba

Mathias Pogba is a soccer player for the Partick Thistle F.C., Celta de Vigo, Quimper Kerfeunteun F.C., Wrexham F.C., Crewe Alexandra F.C., Delfino Pescara 1936, Crawley Town F.C., and Guinea national football team. Mathias was born on August 19th, 1990 in Conakry, Guinea. Mathias is also known as Pogba and Mathias Fassou.

Popularity:
Mathias Cormann

Mathias Cormann is a Senator for Western Australia, Minister for Finance, Special Minister of State, SenatorforWestern Australia, Leader of the Government in the Senate (Australia), and Minister for Finance (Australia). He has been prominent since 2015. Mathias was born on September 20th, 1970 in Eupen, Belgium.

Popularity:
Mathias Jørgensen

Mathias Jørgensen is a soccer player for the F.C. Copenhagen, Boldklubben af 1893, PSV Eindhoven, Jong PSV, and Denmark national under-17 football team. Mathias was born on April 23rd, 1990 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Popularity:
Mathias Lauda

Mathias Lauda is a racing driver for the Mücke Motorsport. Mathias was born on January 30th, 1981 in Salzburg, Austria.

Popularity:
Mathias Ranégie

Mathias Ranégie is a soccer player for the Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Levallois SC, Lärje-Angered IF, IFK Göteborg, Go Ahead Eagles, BK Häcken, Malmö FF, Udinese Calcio, Watford F.C., Millwall F.C., Dalian Yifang F.C., and Sweden national football team. Mathias was born on June 14th, 1984 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Popularity:
Back to Top

Notable Persons With the Last Name Mathias

Sean Mathias

Sean Mathias is a theatre director, film director, writer, and actor. He has had major accomplishments since 1977. Sean was given the name Sean Gerard Mathias on March 14th, 1956 in Swansea, Wales.

Popularity:
Bob Mathias

Bob Mathias was an actor, united states house of representatives, and united states marine corps. His most notable accomplishments were from 1967 to 1975. Bob was born on November 17th, 1930 in Tulare, California, USA. He left this life on September 2nd, 2006.

Popularity:
Tania Mathias

Tania Mathias is a for Twickenham, Member of Parliament, and forTwickenham. Tania was born on June 21st, 1964.

Popularity:
Charles Mathias

Charles Mathias was a senator. He was most prominent from 1981 to 1987. Charles was born on July 24th, 1922 in Frederick, Maryland, U.S. He passed away on January 25th, 2010.

Popularity:
Mathias

Mathias was born in 1941 in Agame.

Popularity:
Wallis Mathias

Wallis Mathias is a cricketer.

Popularity:
Back to Top

How popular is the baby name Mathias in the U.S.?

Click Here to Show Chart Data
Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born
1880 12 0 12
1881 12 0 12
1882 14 0 14
1883 18 0 18
1884 13 0 13
1885 13 0 13
1886 11 0 11
1887 11 0 11
1888 20 0 20
1889 15 0 15
1890 20 0 20
1891 13 0 13
1892 10 0 10
1893 12 0 12
1894 9 0 9
1895 14 0 14
1896 5 0 5
1897 9 0 9
1899 5 0 5
1900 9 0 9
1903 5 0 5
1904 8 0 8
1905 8 0 8
1906 6 0 6
1907 7 0 7
1908 8 0 8
1909 11 0 11
1910 6 0 6
1911 12 0 12
1912 8 0 8
1913 33 0 33
1914 24 0 24
1915 38 0 38
1916 42 0 42
1917 39 0 39
1918 50 0 50
1919 39 0 39
1920 38 0 38
1921 31 0 31
1922 40 0 40
1923 41 0 41
1924 29 0 29
1925 28 0 28
1926 36 0 36
1927 23 0 23
1928 22 0 22
1929 22 0 22
1930 21 0 21
1931 29 0 29
1932 12 0 12
1933 15 0 15
1934 19 0 19
1935 16 0 16
1936 18 0 18
1937 16 0 16
1938 27 0 27
1939 24 0 24
1940 17 0 17
1941 11 0 11
1942 18 0 18
1943 15 0 15
1944 16 0 16
1945 11 0 11
1946 6 0 6
1947 18 0 18
1948 18 0 18
1949 9 0 9
1950 16 0 16
1951 13 0 13
1952 14 0 14
1953 10 0 10
1954 15 0 15
1955 15 0 15
1956 7 0 7
1957 15 0 15
1958 17 0 17
1959 25 0 25
1960 21 0 21
1961 16 0 16
1962 21 0 21
1963 22 0 22
1964 21 0 21
1965 7 0 7
1966 13 0 13
1967 16 0 16
1968 9 0 9
1969 13 0 13
1970 16 0 16
1971 28 0 28
1972 18 0 18
1973 23 0 23
1974 30 0 30
1975 35 0 35
1976 37 0 37
1977 35 0 35
1978 48 0 48
1979 42 0 42
1980 42 0 42
1981 43 0 43
1982 43 0 43
1983 35 0 35
1984 40 0 40
1985 47 0 47
1986 42 0 42
1987 50 0 50
1988 72 0 72
1989 54 0 54
1990 54 0 54
1991 71 0 71
1992 55 0 55
1993 56 0 56
1994 65 0 65
1995 67 0 67
1996 82 0 82
1997 77 0 77
1998 84 0 84
1999 90 0 90
2000 91 0 91
2001 109 0 109
2002 137 0 137
2003 172 0 172
2004 252 0 252
2005 233 0 233
2006 285 0 285
2007 281 0 281
2008 299 0 299
2009 288 0 288
2010 315 0 315
2011 335 0 335
2012 352 0 352
2013 390 0 390
2014 473 0 473
2015 508 0 508
2016 598 0 598
2017 657 0 657
Back to Top

Where is the name Mathias popular?

View popular names by state or region.

Popularity of Mathias as a first name

The map shows the relative popularity of the name Mathias as a first name in each of the states. See other popular names in Florida, New Mexico, or Minnesota.

Popularity of Mathias as a last name

The map shows the absolute popularity of the name Mathias as a last name in each of the states. See other popular names in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Illinois.

Back to Top

Common last names for Mathias

  • Wagner
  • Miller
  • Schmidt
  • Fischer
  • Weber
  • Klein
  • Schmitz
  • Wolf
  • Roth
  • Johnson

Common first names for Mathias

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Mathias U.S.
█  White 85.64% 64.26%
█  African American 4.88% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 3.78% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.95% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.83% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.91% 16.26%

Of Last Name Mathias

People with the last name Mathias are most frequently White

Entire United States

Back to Top

Fun Facts about the name Mathias

  • What name lists does Mathias rank for?
    #93Hebrew Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Mathias? Mathias is the 2,711th most popular name of all time. As a last name Mathias was the 4,014th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Mathias have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 8,797 babies born with the first name Mathias in the United States. That's more than enough people named Mathias to occupy the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) with an estimated population of 6,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Mathias? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 12 new born babies.
  • When was Mathias first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Mathias is Friday, November 30th, 1866.
  • What year had the most people named Mathias born? The highest recorded use of the first name Mathias was in 2017 with a total of 657 babies.
  • Random Mathias Factoid: According to the 2005 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Mathias is not a popular baby boy's name in New York. Imagine that, only 18 babies in New York have the same name as you in 2005.
  • Weird things about the name Mathias: Your name in reverse order is Saihtam. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Mtsaiah. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Mathias? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 8,851 people with the last name Mathias.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Mathias? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Mathias as their last name.
Back to Top

What Mathiass Have Visited This Page?

Back to Top

Name poster for Mathias

Name poster for Mathias(click to save the high quality version)

Back to Top

Most Popular Names

All Time
Trending Now
This Year
Fastest Rising
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
1910s
1900s
1890s
1880s

All Name Lists

  • Sources:
  • U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
  • U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain).
  • Other Dictionary Sources: WordNet 3.1 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University (License).
  • Notable persons via Wikipedia: Titles and License. Click each image for the attribution information.