How Many People Are Named Mathias?
An estimated 13,140 people in the United States have the first name Mathias. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Mathias peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,031 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mathias as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mathias paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Mathias is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
13,140
About 1 in 26,085 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,031 births
Total Registered
14,452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mathias
Mathias is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 14,452 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mathias as a male name
Ranked #337 in 2024
1,031 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,031 births)
Mathias: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mathias span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 5,175 babies were registered. While Mathias is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mathias by Decade
How has Mathias tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mathias by State
Birth registrations for Mathias span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Dakota, Mississippi. On average, about 234 Mathiass were registered per state.
Mathias + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mathias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mathias
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mathias: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mathias?
We estimate approximately 13,140 people named Mathias are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 26,085 Americans share this first name.
Is Mathias a common name?
Mathias is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mathias most popular?
Mathias reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,031 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mathias is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mathias a male name?
Mathias is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mathias Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mathias Smith, Mathias Johnson, Mathias Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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