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Matthias

“Variant of Matthew — Gift of the Lord” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #372 in the US (2025) · Trending

Matthias has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #372 (2025) · 13,676 babies named Matthias all-time · 1 in 2,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #31 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Matthiases

• Matthias Corvinus — King of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Austria (1443-1490)
• Matthias Jacob Schleiden — German botanist and philosopher (1804-1881)
• Matthias Ginter — German association football player (born 1994)
• Matthias Sammer — German association football player, coach and executive (born 1967)
• Matthias Grünewald — German Renaissance painter (c.1480–1528)

In stories & tradition

• Matthias the Apostle — human biblical figure
• Matthias Brandner — Verbotene Liebe
• Matthias Helvar — Six of Crows · Crooked Kingdom

What Matthiases become

Among 6,609 notable people named Matthias:

Medical professionals appear 3.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Matthias de l'Obel, Flemish physician and botanist (1538-1616).

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