boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Mathias

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #312 Trend ↑ Rising 39%
Rank 2025
#312
among boys · ↑25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,087
named Mathias · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,571
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,087 babies
All-time total
15,544
#954 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mathias popularity over time

15,544 babies have been named Mathias since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 139 14 – #425
1890s 97 10 -30% #410
1900s 62 6 -36% #935
1910s 291 29 +369% #844
1920s 310 31 +7% #1,125
1930s 197 20 -36% #1,298
1940s 139 14 -29% #1,714
1950s 148 15 +6% #1,612
1960s 161 16 +9% #1,683
1970s 311 31 +93% #1,317
1980s 469 47 +51% #1,184
1990s 701 70 +49% #1,328
2000s 2,147 215 +206% #741
2010s 5,176 518 +141% #400
2020s (to 2025) 5,196 866 +67% #312

Where Mathias is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,147 0.67 #295
2027 1,201 0.70 #283
2028 1,249 0.73 #275
2029 1,291 0.76 #267
2030 1,328 0.78 #261

Where Mathias is most popular

Boys named Mathias per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.521 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Florida, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Mathias born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 51 1.55 +197%
Florida 419 0.885 +70%
Nevada 48 0.842 +62%
Maryland 97 0.813 +56%
Connecticut 55 0.812 +56%
Texas 706 0.801 +54%
California 723 0.791 +52%
New Jersey 156 0.775 +49%
Arizona 122 0.746 +43%
Colorado 92 0.713 +37%
New York 291 0.672 +29%
South Carolina 68 0.658 +26%
Oregon 47 0.619 +19%
Idaho 25 0.611 +17%
Utah 57 0.597 +15%
Virginia 108 0.569 +9%
Nebraska 24 0.552 +6%
Washington 88 0.538 ≈ national
Georgia 136 0.537 ≈ national
Oklahoma 47 0.531 ≈ national
Massachusetts 69 0.502 ≈ national
Indiana 75 0.468 -10%
Minnesota 57 0.465 -11%
Arkansas 29 0.458 -12%
North Carolina 113 0.443 -15%
Illinois 110 0.430 -17%
Kansas 29 0.423 -19%
Pennsylvania 101 0.380 -27%
Tennessee 63 0.349 -33%
Louisiana 34 0.332 -36%
Delaware 5 0.330 -37%
Ohio 84 0.317 -39%
Wisconsin 36 0.304 -42%
Missouri 41 0.296 -43%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -44%
Michigan 57 0.278 -47%
Iowa 18 0.261 -50%
Kentucky 26 0.259 -50%
Alabama 24 0.220 -58%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -71%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mathias

Mathias is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #312 in 2025 with 1,087 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 15,544 American babies have been named Mathias. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,087 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mathias stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mathias?

The median living Mathias is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 14 thousand people named Mathias are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mathias year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 1,087 #312
2024 1,032 #337
2023 877 #370
2022 805 #396
2021 701 #441
2020 694 #429
2019 742 #420
2018 796 #400
2017 660 #460
2016 599 #502
2015 509 #563
2014 474 #586
2013 392 #628
2012 353 #669
2011 336 #693
2010 315 #728
2009 288 #787
2008 299 #752
2007 281 #780
2006 285 #744
2005 233 #812
2004 252 #741
2003 172 #954
2002 137 #1,089
2001 109 #1,226
2000 91 #1,386
1995 67 #1,464
1990 54 #1,553
1985 47 #1,444
1980 42 #1,486
1975 35 #1,525
1970 16 #2,370
1965 7 #3,444
1960 21 #1,801
1955 15 #2,106
1950 16 #1,925
1945 11 #2,209
1940 17 #1,724
1935 16 #1,803
1930 21 #1,635
1925 28 #1,410
1920 38 #1,171
1915 38 #1,050
1910 6 #1,525
1905 8 #978
1900 9 #946
1895 14 #569
1890 20 #410
1885 13 #540
1880 12 #549

Famous people named Mathias

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mathias Boe Mathias Boe Danish badminton player (born 1980) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mathias Rust Mathias Rust German activist, landed a plane near Red Square in Moscow in 1987 b. 1968 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Mathias Jensen Mathias Jensen Danish footballer (born 1996) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mathias Jørgensen Mathias Jørgensen Danish footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  5. 5 Mathias Énard Mathias Énard French novelist born 1972 Contemporary
  6. 6 Mathias Ranégie Swedish footballer (born 1984) Contemporary
  7. 7 Mathias Schober Mathias Schober German former professional footballer (born 1976) Contemporary
  8. 8 Mathias Frank Mathias Frank Swiss road bicycle racer b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mathias, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mathias?

The median living Mathias is about 8 years old. Half of all living Mathiass are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Mathias are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Mathias are alive in the United States, based on 15,544 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mathias in 2025?

Mathias ranked #312 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,087 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mathias?

15,544 babies have been named Mathias in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mathias most popular?

Mathias peaked in 2025, when 1,087 newborns received the name.

Is Mathias a boy or girl name?

Mathias is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mathias rising or falling?

Mathias is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mathias become more popular?

Mathias is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,328 boys named Mathias in 2030, which would rank around #261. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mathias?

Well-known people named Mathias include Mathias Boe (badminton player), Mathias Rust (pilot), Mathias Jensen (soccer player).

Names like Mathias

Names that sound and feel close to Mathias: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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