Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Matias name popularity since 1925
25,174 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Matias. Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Matias is about 7 years old in 2026. Matias peaked in 2024 as the #159 name for boys, and it ranked #170 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,174
- Named Matias, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #170
- for boys in 2025 (2,140 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 5 girls · 25,169 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 2.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Matias made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Matias births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Matias both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2013 and 2018, Matias became 4.5× more common, from 1 in 4,070 baby boys to 1 in 901.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Matias's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Matias.
Decade by decade
Babies named Matias in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 101 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 150 | #1,999 |
| 1940s | 0 | 195 | #2,342 |
| 1950s | 0 | 156 | #1,830 |
| 1960s | 0 | 173 | #2,714 |
| 1970s | 0 | 229 | #1,583 |
| 1980s | 0 | 342 | #1,951 |
| 1990s | 0 | 698 | #1,698 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,043 | #869 |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,058 | #459 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 12,024 | #170 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
78.9% of babies named Matias from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Matias is most popular
The index compares Matias's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Matias.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2.89× | 5,367 |
| Florida | 2.88× | 2,461 |
| California | 2.08× | 5,206 |
| Arizona | 1.77× | 545 |
| Colorado | 1.37× | 400 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Matias and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Matias (this page) | 25,169 | 2024 |
| Mattias | 2,681 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Matias's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Matias.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Matias (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data