Matthias

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Mathias in BR Brazil, DK Denmark, US United States and 11 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Matthias is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name124K records spelled Matthias88 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English

  Also written Matias, Matías, Matìas, Matiás, M'Atias

• a separate given name8.5K records spelled Matthias2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Netherlands

  Also written Matthías

• Polish given name8.4K records spelled Matthias28 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Czechia, Russia, Ukraine

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Russian

  Also written Матиас, Матіас, Matias, Mathias, Matías

• Indonesian given name1.2K records spelled Matthias3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, United States, Switzerland

  Also written Matthiås, Matthías

75 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Matthias is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Matthias is a strong, classic name of Hebrew origin meaning 'gift of God'. It's the name of the apostle chosen to replace Judas, giving it a sense of integrity and divine purpose. A less common alternative to Matthew, Matthias has a sophisticated and timeless appeal.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Matthias is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu (מַתִּתְיָהוּ), meaning 'gift of Yahweh' or 'gift of God'.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In German, from the given name Matthias, Greek Matthaios < Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In French, Greek form of Hebrew Mattityahu, from mattiṯyāhū ‘gift of YHWH’

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In German, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh'; source of Matz forms

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 119 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Matthias Grünewaldb. 1480DEGerman Renaissance painter (c.1480–1528)
• Matthias, Holy Roman Emperorb. 1557ATHoly Roman Emperor (1557-1619)
• Heinrich Wilhelm Olbersb. 1758DEnot in their usual nameGerman physician and astronomer (1758-1840)
• Theodor Mommsenb. 1817DEnot in their usual nameGerman classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
• Matthias Sindelarb. 1903ATAustrian association football player (1903-1939)
• Matthias Habichb. 1940DEGerman actor
• Matthias Sammerb. 1967DEGerman association football player, coach and executive (born 1967)
• Matthias Schoenaertsb. 1977BEBelgian actor
• Matthias Schweighöferb. 1981DEGerman actor
• Matthias Ginterb. 1994DEGerman association football player (born 1994)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 832 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Matthias?

We estimate roughly 608 thousand people bear Matthias (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Matthias have the most bearers?

Matthias is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled matthias.

How common is Matthias compared with other names?

In Germany, Matthias is the 18th most common given name of 154,506 given names recorded there.

Is Matthias a male or female name?

Matthias is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Matthias mean?

Recorded meaning: mainly Welsh variant of Matthew, based on the New Testament Greek form of the name.