Matija
Matija is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the given name Matthias used in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, and thus a cognate to the English name Matthew.
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Matija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matija is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the given name Matthias used in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, and thus a cognate to the English name Matthew.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Serbian
The Story of Matija
American parents first put Matija on the record books as a baby boy name in 2020, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 7 Matijas were born — ranking #9,549 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Matijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Matija
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About the name Matija
Matija is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Matija's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #9,549. Use the chart and map above to compare Matija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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