Meaning of the nameMatia
- Female
- Ma-ti-a
Matia is a female name in Brazil, recorded in every birth decade since before 1940; the origin of the spelling among Brazilian women is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,629 people named Matia, the 4,275th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Matia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,629
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,275
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 488
- people
Matia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Matia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (462 people).
2,482 women 147 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 Matia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Matia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 645 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 249 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 233 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 157 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 140 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 139 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 132 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 71 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Matia
Behind the Name records Matia as a Basque male form of Matthew, and Wiktionary lists Matia as a Romanian male name, a learned borrowing from the Latin Matthias; neither entry deals with the female use in Brazil, and the origin of the name among Brazilian women is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,629 people named Matia, with a median age of 48, almost always women; proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. There are records in every decade, from before 1940 to 2020 to 2022, with the largest number in the 1950s and 1960s. The spelling resembles Maria, but the connection between the two names is not known for certain.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Matia · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Matia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Matia
What does the name Matia mean?
The meaning of Matia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Matia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,629 people with the first name Matia, which ranks it number 4,275 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Matia a boy's or a girl's name?
Matia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,482 women and 147 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Matia most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Matia (233 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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