Mathias is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “gift of Yahweh.” In 2024 it was given to 1,031 boys in the United States.
Mathias belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “gift of Yahweh” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Mathias first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #337 in 2024, and in 2024 1,031 babies received the name — 14,452 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Mathias means “gift of Yahweh” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Mathias is a boy name. In 2024, 1,031 babies received the name in the US.
Mathias comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Mathias first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #337 in 2024, and 1,031 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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