Boy’s name · Italian, Hebrew

Matia

How to say it: ma-TYA · /maˈtja/

Variant of Mattia, Italian form of Matthew, Hebrew 'gift of God' - also used in Spanish and Corsican areas.

Matia was the 3,481st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 38% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,517 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,481for boys in 2025
1 in 138,139US babies
0born in 2025
#2,517projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Matia
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,481
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 138,139
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+38%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,517
In France, 2025#146 among boys’ names, 25 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Matia is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Mat
  • Mati

Honouring a Matia in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Matia is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish.

In France: #146 for boys in 2025.

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