Mathias Boy
How popular is Mathias?
#312 boy name in 2025
1,087 baby boys were named Mathias in the US in 2025, making it the 312th most popular boy name.
Mathias popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #312 for boys (▲ 25 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,087 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+114% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #562 in 2015, #428 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,087 boys) |
| Highest rank | #312 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mathias counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mathias family of names ranked #198 for boys in 2025 (#232 the year before), with 1,956 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mathias | 1,087 | 56% |
| Matthias | 854 | 44% |
| Mathius | 15 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mathias is most popular
Babies named Mathias per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.5 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Florida: 0.9 per 1,000 (419 boys)
- Nevada: 0.8 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Maryland: 0.8 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.8 per 1,000 (55 boys)
Mathias by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | #412 |
| 1890s | 97 | #405 |
| 1900s | 62 | #874 |
| 1910s | 291 | #835 |
| 1920s | 310 | #1,114 |
| 1930s | 197 | #1,275 |
| 1940s | 139 | #1,680 |
| 1950s | 148 | #1,587 |
| 1960s | 161 | #1,658 |
| 1970s | 311 | #1,299 |
| 1980s | 469 | #1,175 |
| 1990s | 701 | #1,319 |
| 2000s | 2,147 | #741 |
| 2010s | 5,176 | #400 |
| 2020s | 5,196 | #312 |
Boy names about as popular as Mathias
Questions
- Is Mathias a boy or girl name?
- Mathias is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mathias were boys.
- How popular is the name Mathias?
- 1,087 baby boys were named Mathias in the US in 2025, making it the 312th most popular boy name.
- When was Mathias most popular?
- Mathias peaked in 2025, when 1,087 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #312 in 2025.
- How many people are named Mathias?
- 15,544 babies have been named Mathias in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,189 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Mathias most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mathias was most common in New Mexico, at 1.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.