Mattias
Mattias is a masculine given name found most prominently in Northern Europe. It is a cognate of Matthew and Matthias, and may refer to:
- Swedish
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Mattias
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mattias is a masculine given name found most prominently in Northern Europe. It is a cognate of Matthew and Matthias, and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Estonian
The Story of Mattias
Mattias first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 188 births, good for #1,139 nationwide. About 42% of every Mattias on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mattias ranks #1,139 for baby boys with 188 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Mattias
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mattias. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mattias
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About the name Mattias
Mattias is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Mattias's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,114. Use the chart and map above to compare Mattias'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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