Matyas
Matyas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hungarian, Czech.
- Hungarian
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Matyas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matyas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hungarian, Czech.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
- Czech
The Story of Matyas
American parents first put Matyas on the record books as a baby boy name in 2003, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 17 Matyass were born — ranking #5,289 that year. About 49% of every Matyas on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Matyas last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 185 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Matyas
Matyas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 185 births in the dataset. Matyas's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #5,289. Use the chart and map above to compare Matyas'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.