Mathias
Pronounced M AH0 T IY1 AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Mathias?
Mathias is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 27,415 children — the 658th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,702 children were given it.
Matthias is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Mathias and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Matthias
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AH0 T IY1 AH0 S · M AH0 TH AY1 AH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 010 · 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Mathias
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Mathias
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Mathias?
- Mathias ranks 658th among boys' names in US records, with 27,415 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,215.
- Is Mathias a unisex name?
- No. Mathias is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Mathias most popular?
- 2024, when 1,702 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Mathias spelled?
- Matthias. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.