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Matthias

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Origin of the name

Matthias comes, through Greek, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, “gift of God,” like Matthew. Saint Matthias replaced Judas among the twelve apostles.

Comeback name

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2025 was its best year: 854 births, or 1 baby in 3,882. After a low point around 1902, parents rediscovered it: about 696 births a year today. In 2025, it ranked No. 372. 38% of all babies named Matthias since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
13,676births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 372rank at its peak, in 2025

Where babies named Matthias are born

2025

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The darker the blue, the more common Matthias is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Matthias is most common in Colorado (1.7 times), Washington (1.6) and Arizona (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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