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Mathias
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Origin of the name
Mathias is a form of Matthias, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, “gift of God.” According to the Acts of the Apostles, Saint Matthias was chosen to replace Judas among the twelve apostles.
Comeback name
15,544births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 312rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Mathias are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Mathias is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Mathias is most common in Florida (2.6 times), Minnesota (1.7) and Arizona (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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