Boys' name · since 1880
Matthias
Matthias has 13,676 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,676
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matthias currently ranks #372 among boys' names in America, with 13,676 babies recorded since 1880.
Matthias has 13,676 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #372 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- 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.
- #1,018 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #372 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,676 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matthias ranks #1,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #372 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,676 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,676
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matthias's 13,676 recorded births place it above 97.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Matthias compares
13,676 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Matthias's all-time total is 37x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matthias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 854 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matthias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Matthias splits its recorded history at 1966: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 854 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Matthias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 854
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Matthias by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,144 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Matthias's strongest decade.
5,144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Matthias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1910s 142
1910s
142 births
- 1920s 118
1920s
118 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 69
1940s
69 births
- 1950s 80
1950s
80 births
- 1960s 179
1960s
179 births
- 1970s 258
1970s
258 births
- 1980s 527
1980s
527 births
- 1990s 825
1990s
825 births
- 2000s 2,056
2000s
2,056 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,144 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,176 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,144 births (38% of all-time use).
How Matthias 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 Matthias's total volume
Matthias by state
Where Matthias concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,763 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,276 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 648 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 619 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 436 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 391 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 349 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 335 | 2.4% |
1,763 of 13,676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Matthias appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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- Matthias's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,144 total births) through the 2020s (4,176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Matthiass (1,763 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Matthias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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 Matthias 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.