Meaning of the nameMathias

Mathias is a spelling of the name Matias, which means “gift of God”.

Meaning

“gift of God”

Meaning of the name Matias, of which Mathias is a spelling.

People (2022): 13,376
Rank in Brazil: #1,384
Median age: 6 years
2010 Census: 3,683; people

Mathias in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Mathias, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (4,878 people).

120 women 13,256 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Mathias is most common

States with the highest share of people named Mathias in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	2,657	0.024%
São Paulo	2,621	0.006%
Paraná	956	0.008%
Santa Catarina	946	0.012%
Bahia	916	0.007%
Minas Gerais	841	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	739	0.005%
Maranhão	378	0.006%
Pará	323	0.004%
Pernambuco	319	0.004%
Goiás	307	0.004%
Ceará	293	0.003%
Mato Grosso	271	0.007%
Espírito Santo	264	0.007%
Mato Grosso do Sul	226	0.008%
Amazonas	220	0.006%
Paraíba	165	0.004%
Piauí	164	0.005%
Roraima	151	0.024%
Distrito Federal	125	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	103	0.003%
Tocantins	100	0.007%
Alagoas	80	0.003%
Sergipe	78	0.004%
Rondônia	77	0.005%
Acre	32	0.004%
Amapá	24	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Mathias

Wiktionary records it as an old form of Matias; in the 2022 Census, however, it appears mainly among people born from 2010 onward.

About the name Matias

According to Wiktionary, Matias comes from the Latin Matthiās, from the Greek Ματθίας, earlier Ματταθίας, and from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Matityáhu). Wiktionary explains the Hebrew name as a contraction of 'gift of' and the name of God, and Behind the Name treats the Greek Matthias as a variant of Matthaios, the Portuguese Mateus. Matias is also the name of the apostle who replaced Judas in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,897 people named Matias, with a median age of 16. Proportionally, the name is most common in Roraima.

Other spellings of Matias

Spelling	People (2022)
Matias	22,897
Mathias	13,376

Sources

Wiktionary: Matias · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: מתתיהו · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Matthias · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Mathias · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Mathias

What does the name Mathias mean?

Mathias means “gift of God”, according to Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Matias, of which Mathias is a spelling.

How many people are named Mathias in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,376 people with the first name Mathias, which ranks it number 1,384 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Mathias a boy's or a girl's name?

Mathias is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 120 women and 13,256 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Mathias?

Mathias is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Mathias most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.024% of the state's population is named Mathias (2,657 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Mathias?

Matias. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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