Boy · Hebrew
Matías
Say it: mah-TEE-ahs
Meaning
From Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A top boys' name in Chile and Argentina in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 15,086 babies given this name since 1904
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 899 boys
- 1,740 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Portuguese | Matias |
|---|---|
| Italian | Mattia |
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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