US rank #158 Boys' name Peak 2024 23,244 births

Matias — #158 US boys' name

23,244 babies named Matias in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s1201920s1891930s1501940s1951950s1561960s1731970s2291980s3431990s6992000s20432010s90572020s9880
#158
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Matias was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,263 babies were named Matias in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matias

The Social Security Administration has registered 23,244 babies named Matias between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matias currently holds the #158 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,263 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matias performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 9,880 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Matias shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5,066 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Matias in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matias in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23,244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Matias at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

23,244

Since 1904

121 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,263 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#158

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1904

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matias popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1904

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
2,263
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,0002,500 202420091994197919641949193419191904 5

Matias popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2024 (Matias as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2024 5

Matias by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
9,880 births that decade — 43% of Matias's all-time total
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Matias by state

Where Matias concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Matias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5,066 21.8%
#2 California
4,784 20.6%
#3 Florida
2,312 9.9%
#4 New York
1,284 5.5%
#5 New Jersey
730 3.1%
#6 Illinois
649 2.8%
#7 Georgia
524 2.3%
#8 North Carolina
483 2.1%
Texas share of Matias's total US births 21.8%
Even split

5,066 of 23,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Matias appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matias?
23,244 babies have been named Matias since 1904. It currently ranks #158 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 2,263 births.
When was Matias most popular?
Matias was most popular in the 2020s decade with 9,880 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Matias most popular?
The top states for the name Matias are Texas (5,066 births), California (4,784 births), Florida (2,312 births).
How long has the name Matias been used?
Matias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 121 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matias?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.