Matthijs
Matthijs [mɑˈtɛi̯s] is a Dutch form of the masculine given name "Matthew". It can also be a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Matthijs
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matthijs [mɑˈtɛi̯s] is a Dutch form of the masculine given name "Matthew". It can also be a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Matthijs
American parents first put Matthijs on the record books as a baby boy name in 2014, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 8 Matthijss were born — ranking #8,781 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 13 Matthijss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Matthijs
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About the name Matthijs
Matthijs is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Matthijs's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #8,781. Use the chart and map above to compare Matthijs'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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