Spelling comparison
Matias vs Mathias
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Matias 2,140 and Mathias 1,087. Matias’s share of that pair is 66.3%. The multiple is about 2.0 times the published count of Mathias.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
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A reviewed spelling override keeps this pair together. Matias profile · Mathias profile
Matias and Mathias name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Mathias is the longer of the two spellings, and Matias is the shorter. Mathias writes “h” between “Mat” and “ias”, and Matias leaves that spot out.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 31 times. The latest crossover is 2009, when Matias moved ahead of Mathias on the combined published count (332 to 288).
Matias is first published in these national files in 1904, and Mathias in 1880. Matias’s larger 2025 category is male. Mathias’s larger 2025 category is male. Mathias led 8 decades and Matias led 5 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 1,322 records in 2023, and the closest year was 2016 (a gap of 318). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (3,227), Matias is 66.3% and Mathias is 33.7%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Matias led 2016 by 318 published records (917 to 599). Matias and Mathias stay separate rows; 917 and 599 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Matias had 1,565 male records (rank #236); Mathias had 660 male records (rank #460). Matias led 2017 by 905 published records (1,565 to 660). 2018 belongs to Matias. Matias had 2,015 male records (rank #202); Mathias had 796 male records (rank #400). The gap that year was 1,219 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Matias had 1,645 male records (rank #229); Mathias had 742 male records (rank #420). Matias led 2019 by 903 published records (1,645 to 742), and the smaller spelling is Mathias. Matias was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 1,754 male records (rank #216) against 694 male records (rank #429) for Mathias. The 2021 national file shows Matias led 2021 by 1,020 published records (1,721 to 701). Read as exact spellings: Matias had 1,721 male records (rank #225); Mathias had 701 male records (rank #441). 2022: Matias led 2022 by 1,140 published records (1,945 to 805). Matias and Mathias stay separate rows; 1,945 and 805 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Matias had 2,199 male records (rank #164); Mathias had 877 male records (rank #370). Matias led 2023 by 1,322 published records (2,199 to 877). 2024 belongs to Matias. Matias had 5 female records (rank #16,840) and 2,265 male records (rank #159); Mathias had 1,032 male records (rank #337). The gap that year was 1,238 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Matias had 2,140 male records (rank #170); Mathias had 1,087 male records (rank #312). Matias led 2025 by 1,053 published records (2,140 to 1,087), and the smaller spelling is Mathias.
| Year | Matias female count | Matias female rank | Matias male count | Matias male rank | Mathias female count | Mathias female rank | Mathias male count | Mathias male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | — | 917 | 363 | — | — | 599 | 502 |
| 2017 | — | — | 1,565 | 236 | — | — | 660 | 460 |
| 2018 | — | — | 2,015 | 202 | — | — | 796 | 400 |
| 2019 | — | — | 1,645 | 229 | — | — | 742 | 420 |
| 2020 | — | — | 1,754 | 216 | — | — | 694 | 429 |
| 2021 | — | — | 1,721 | 225 | — | — | 701 | 441 |
| 2022 | — | — | 1,945 | 196 | — | — | 805 | 396 |
| 2023 | — | — | 2,199 | 164 | — | — | 877 | 370 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16,840 | 2,265 | 159 | — | — | 1,032 | 337 |
| 2025 | — | — | 2,140 | 170 | — | — | 1,087 | 312 |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Matias is the warm line and Mathias is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1880s total is one-sided: 139 published records for Mathias, and no published 1880s count for Matias. The 1890s total is one-sided: 97 published records for Mathias, and no published 1890s count for Matias. Mathias was the 1900s leader, 62 published records against 10 for Matias. The 1910s files give 120 published records to Matias and 291 to Mathias, so Mathias led the decade. Mathias was the 1920s leader, 310 published records against 189 for Matias. The 1930s files give 150 published records to Matias and 197 to Mathias, so Mathias led the decade. Matias was the 1940s leader, 195 published records against 139 for Mathias. The 1950s files give 156 published records to Matias and 148 to Mathias, so Matias led the decade. Matias was the 1960s leader, 173 published records against 161 for Mathias. The 1970s files give 229 published records to Matias and 311 to Mathias, so Mathias led the decade. Mathias was the 1980s leader, 469 published records against 342 for Matias. The 1990s files give 698 published records to Matias and 701 to Mathias, so Mathias led the decade. Mathias was the 2000s leader, 2,147 published records against 2,043 for Matias. The 2010s files give 9,058 published records to Matias and 5,176 to Mathias, so Matias led the decade. Matias was the 2020s leader, 12,029 published records against 5,196 for Mathias.
Top states in 2025
Matias’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (438), California (421), Florida (149), New York (98), Illinois (85). Mathias’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (178), California (165), Florida (91), New York (58), Georgia (47). Texas, California, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.