boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Matias

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #170 Trend ↑ Rising 27%
Rank 2025
#170
among boys · ↓11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,140
named Matias · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 798
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
2,270 babies
All-time total
25,392
#737 all-time among boys
First recorded
1904
in Social Security records

Matias popularity over time

25,392 babies have been named Matias since 1904, 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
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BoysGirls

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 10 10 1 – #1,334
1910s – 120 120 12 +1100% #1,526
1920s – 189 189 19 +57% #1,287
1930s – 150 150 15 -21% #1,385
1940s – 195 195 20 +30% #1,456
1950s – 156 156 16 -20% #1,564
1960s – 173 173 17 +11% #1,664
1970s – 229 229 23 +32% #1,583
1980s – 342 342 34 +49% #1,605
1990s – 698 698 70 +104% #1,200
2000s – 2,043 2,043 204 +193% #716
2010s – 9,058 9,058 906 +343% #202
2020s (to 2025) 5 12,024 12,029 2,005 +121% #159

Where Matias 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 2,217 1.30 #166
2027 2,284 1.34 #161
2028 2,343 1.37 #159
2029 2,394 1.40 #155
2030 2,439 1.43 #149

Where Matias is most popular

Boys named Matias per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.19 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, New Mexico, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Matias 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
Texas 2,201 2.50 +110%
New Mexico 80 2.43 +104%
California 2,095 2.29 +93%
Nevada 126 2.21 +86%
District of Columbia 32 2.17 +82%
Rhode Island 31 1.90 +60%
Florida 794 1.68 +41%
Arizona 268 1.64 +38%
Oregon 123 1.62 +36%
New Jersey 313 1.55 +31%
Colorado 195 1.51 +27%
Washington 244 1.49 +25%
Maryland 172 1.44 +21%
Illinois 354 1.39 +16%
Connecticut 91 1.34 +13%
North Carolina 311 1.22 ≈ national
Nebraska 52 1.20 ≈ national
Utah 114 1.19 ≈ national
Georgia 299 1.18 ≈ national
Virginia 217 1.14 ≈ national
Oklahoma 98 1.11 -7%
New York 478 1.10 -7%
Arkansas 63 0.996 -16%
Idaho 40 0.977 -18%
Kansas 65 0.948 -20%
South Carolina 96 0.929 -22%
Iowa 64 0.928 -22%
Tennessee 163 0.903 -24%
Massachusetts 121 0.880 -26%
Wisconsin 100 0.844 -29%
Indiana 129 0.805 -32%
Minnesota 97 0.791 -34%
Hawaii 10 0.644 -46%
Louisiana 65 0.635 -47%
Alabama 62 0.567 -52%
Michigan 106 0.518 -56%
Pennsylvania 135 0.508 -57%
Missouri 67 0.483 -59%
Delaware 6 0.396 -67%
Kentucky 31 0.309 -74%
Ohio 79 0.298 -75%
Mississippi 9 0.158 -87%
Alaska – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Matias

Matias is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #170 in 2025 with 2,140 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1904, 25,392 American babies have been named Matias. Its peak came in 2024, when 2,270 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 Matias stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Matias?

The median living Matias is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 25 thousand people named Matias are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Matias year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 2,140 #170
2024 5 #16,840 2,265 #159
2023 – – 2,199 #164
2022 – – 1,945 #196
2021 – – 1,721 #225
2020 – – 1,754 #216
2019 – – 1,645 #229
2018 – – 2,015 #202
2017 – – 1,565 #236
2016 – – 917 #363
2015 – – 664 #459
2014 – – 559 #504
2013 – – 465 #567
2012 – – 457 #565
2011 – – 442 #567
2010 – – 329 #711
2009 – – 332 #716
2008 – – 267 #823
2007 – – 270 #799
2006 – – 246 #829
2005 – – 212 #869
2004 – – 195 #893
2003 – – 138 #1,117
2002 – – 153 #1,014
2001 – – 136 #1,066
2000 – – 94 #1,358
1995 – – 53 #1,698
1990 – – 48 #1,693
1985 – – 30 #1,951
1980 – – 26 #2,090
1975 – – 33 #1,583
1970 – – 21 #1,968
1965 – – 10 #2,714
1960 – – 18 #1,956
1955 – – 19 #1,830
1950 – – 23 #1,564
1945 – – 10 #2,342
1940 – – 22 #1,456
1935 – – 14 #1,999
1930 – – 28 #1,385
1925 – – 15 #2,148
1920 – – 18 #1,933
1915 – – 16 #1,852
1910 – – 6 #1,526
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Matias

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

  1. 1 Matias Caseras Uruguayan footballer (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Matias?

The median living Matias is about 6 years old. Half of all living Matiass are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Matias are alive today?

An estimated 25 thousand people named Matias are alive in the United States, based on 25,392 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Matias in 2025?

Matias ranked #170 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,140 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Matias?

25,392 babies have been named Matias in the United States since 1904, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Matias most popular?

Matias peaked in 2024, when 2,270 newborns received the name.

Is Matias a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Matias rising or falling?

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

Will Matias become more popular?

Matias is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,439 boys named Matias in 2030, which would rank around #149. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Matias?

Well-known people named Matias include Matias Caseras (soccer player).

Names like Matias

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

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