Matthias
#372 for boys in 2025, 854 births
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 854 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 13,676since 1880
Matthias over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Matthias has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #372 | 854 |
| 2024 | #472 | 654 |
| 2023 | #483 | 628 |
| 2022 | #462 | 664 |
| 2021 | #449 | 681 |
| 2020 | #426 | 695 |
| 2019 | #407 | 763 |
| 2018 | #406 | 788 |
| 2017 | #459 | 660 |
| 2016 | #496 | 611 |
| 2015 | #555 | 517 |
| 2014 | #572 | 487 |
| 2013 | #606 | 417 |
| 2012 | #682 | 347 |
| 2011 | #768 | 292 |
| 2010 | #818 | 262 |
| 2009 | #762 | 298 |
| 2008 | #761 | 292 |
| 2007 | #815 | 262 |
| 2006 | #801 | 255 |
| 2005 | #886 | 205 |
| 2004 | #805 | 223 |
| 2003 | #983 | 161 |
| 2002 | #1,115 | 130 |
| 2001 | #1,151 | 120 |
| 2000 | #1,220 | 110 |
| 1999 | #1,269 | 97 |
| 1998 | #1,177 | 105 |
| 1997 | #1,345 | 83 |
| 1996 | #1,334 | 81 |
| 1995 | #1,232 | 89 |
| 1994 | #1,322 | 78 |
| 1993 | #1,340 | 72 |
| 1992 | #1,237 | 83 |
| 1991 | #1,359 | 69 |
| 1990 | #1,353 | 68 |
| 1989 | #1,349 | 66 |
| 1988 | #1,286 | 64 |
| 1987 | #1,259 | 60 |
| 1986 | #1,217 | 62 |
| 1985 | #1,429 | 47 |
| 1984 | #1,556 | 39 |
| 1983 | #1,429 | 44 |
| 1982 | #1,487 | 42 |
| 1981 | #1,294 | 51 |
| 1980 | #1,291 | 52 |
| 1979 | #1,670 | 34 |
| 1978 | #1,652 | 33 |
| 1977 | #1,948 | 25 |
| 1976 | #1,711 | 30 |
| 1975 | #1,948 | 24 |
| 1974 | #1,546 | 32 |
| 1973 | #2,036 | 20 |
| 1972 | #2,158 | 18 |
| 1971 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #2,213 | 17 |
| 1969 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #1,836 | 19 |
| 1967 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #1,723 | 20 |
| 1965 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #1,902 | 18 |
| 1962 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1959 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #2,091 | 15 |
| 1955 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #1,874 | 18 |
| 1922 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #1,710 | 20 |
| 1917 | #1,396 | 25 |
| 1916 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | — | |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #700 | 8 |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | #892 | 5 |
| 1882 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Matthias was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Matthias is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#143 · 1 in 379
- Hawaii#146 · 1 in 417
- New Mexico#161 · 1 in 542
- North Dakota#226 · 1 in 671
- Montana#227 · 1 in 753
Best ever in a state: #115 in Alaska, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #143 | 6 | 1 in 379 |
| Hawaii | #146 | 7 | 1 in 417 |
| New Mexico | #161 | 12 | 1 in 542 |
| North Dakota | #226 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| Colorado | #272 | 24 | 1 in 1,119 |
| California | #281 | 131 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Texas | #282 | 139 | 1 in 1,259 |
| South Carolina | #287 | 19 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Kansas | #297 | 12 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Idaho | #302 | 8 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Oklahoma | #311 | 15 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Washington | #321 | 23 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Oregon | #326 | 12 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Pennsylvania | #342 | 32 | 1 in 1,633 |
| Arkansas | #353 | 9 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Ohio | #363 | 30 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Iowa | #379 | 9 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Connecticut | #382 | 7 | 1 in 1,887 |
| Minnesota | #392 | 14 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Kentucky | #404 | 12 | 1 in 1,711 |
| Arizona | #412 | 18 | 1 in 1,818 |
| Massachusetts | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Illinois | #416 | 26 | 1 in 1,906 |
| Indiana | #431 | 16 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Tennessee | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,163 |
| New York | #463 | 36 | 1 in 2,345 |
| Florida | #478 | 38 | 1 in 2,514 |
| Wisconsin | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,343 |
| New Jersey | #488 | 15 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Missouri | #489 | 12 | 1 in 2,318 |
| North Carolina | #512 | 19 | 1 in 2,709 |
| Nevada | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Georgia | #541 | 19 | 1 in 2,643 |
| Utah | #561 | 7 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Michigan | #571 | 14 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Alabama | #573 | 8 | 1 in 2,690 |
| Virginia | #627 | 11 | 1 in 3,387 |
| Louisiana | #775 | 5 | 1 in 3,826 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Matthias
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 100 spots since 2024 (#472 → #372)
- 54 spots since 2020 (#426 → #372)
- 183 spots since 2015 (#555 → #372)
- Biggest jump: 178 spots in 2004 (#983 → #805)
- Biggest drop: 81 spots in 2005 (#805 → #886)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #372 (854 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 2003–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,000
- Highest: 1 in 2,000 boys born in 2025 were named Matthias (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 37.6% of all boys named Matthias (5,144) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #700 (1885) | #861 |
| 1890s | 15 | #994 (1890) | #1,041 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 142 | #1,193 (1910) | #1,623 |
| 1920s | 118 | #1,874 (1923) | #2,560 |
| 1930s | 64 | #2,185 (1938) | #2,882 |
| 1940s | 69 | #2,467 (1944) | #2,789 |
| 1950s | 80 | #2,091 (1956) | #3,071 |
| 1960s | 179 | #1,723 (1966) | #1,930 |
| 1970s | 258 | #1,546 (1974) | #1,867 |
| 1980s | 527 | #1,217 (1986) | #1,360 |
| 1990s | 825 | #1,177 (1998) | #1,297 |
| 2000s | 2,056 | #761 (2008) | #930 |
| 2010s | 5,144 | #406 (2018) | #577 |
| 2020s | 4,176 | #372 (2025) | #444 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Matthias in 2025
boys
#372
854 births · 1 in 2,000 boys
Top boys' names in 2025
More about 2025
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 2,000 of them was named Matthias, which outranked 97.3% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).
Ranked beside Matthias
Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.