Boys' name · since 1880

Mathias

15,544 babies named Mathias in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#954 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#312 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,544
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

15,544 babies have been named Mathias since 1880, making it today's #312 boys' name.

Mathias has 15,544 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #312 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #954 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #312 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 15,544 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mathias ranks #954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #312 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,544 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#954 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#312 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,544
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.7%
Mathias vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Mathias's 15,544 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

46 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Mathias compares

15,544 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Mathias's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mathias Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 15,544 369 358,536
Peak-year births 1,087 34 22,252

Mathias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mathias splits its recorded history at 1954: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,087 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mathias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
1,087
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,500 188018991919193719551973199120092025 1,087

Mathias by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (5,196 births, 33% of the file).

2020s was Mathias's strongest decade.

5,196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Mathias births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,196 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mathias compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mathias's total volume

Mathias vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -114, 2.6%-64, 5.8%-96, 17.1%-142, 6.9%-145, 2%-146, 2.5%-137, 2.8%-146, 1.7%-40, 5.7%-107, 3.6%-65, 3.8%-144, 2.5%-126, 3.5%-146, 2.3%-146, 3.6%Mathias-146, 7%Mathias
Mathias vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Mathias by state

Where Mathias concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mathias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,040 13.1%
#2 Texas
1,511 9.7%
#3 Florida
1,326 8.5%
#4 New York
896 5.8%
#5 New Jersey
460 3.0%
#6 Illinois
425 2.7%
#7 Minnesota
365 2.3%
#8 Virginia
341 2.2%
California share of Mathias's total US births 13.1%
Even split

2,040 of 15,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Mathias appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mathias? ▼
15,544 babies have been named Mathias since 1880. All-time, it sits at #954 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #312 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 1,087 births.
Where does Mathias sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mathias ranks #954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #312 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mathias most popular? ▼
Mathias was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5,196 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Mathias most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Mathias are California (2,040 births), Texas (1,511 births), Florida (1,326 births).
How long has the name Mathias been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mathias since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mathias? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mathias's data

  • California records the most Mathiass (2,040 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mathias

Nearby Names Like Mathias

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mathias

Matthew Boy
#32 1,654,075 births
Mateo Boy
#8 126,693 births
Mathew Boy
#973 77,538 births
Matteo Boy
#146 33,483 births
Matias Boy
#170 25,387 births

Compare Mathias side by side: Mathias vs Matthew Mathias vs Mateo Mathias vs Mathew

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Mathias

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Banks #310
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Sullivan #314
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Tristan #309
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Israel #315
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Dante #308
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Blake #316
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mathias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mathias draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.