Name meaning & stats
Mathis
Mathis (Hebrew origin). 1,772 US babies since 1940, peak 2016. Notable Mathiss are 2.3× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
HebrewSpelling of Matthias
Matthias around the world
- Маттиас · Russian
- Маттіас · Ukrainian
- Ματθίας · Greek
- ماثياس · Arabic
- מתיאס · Hebrew
- मैथियास · Hindi
- マティアス · Japanese
- 马蒂亚斯 · Chinese
- 마티아스 · Korean
- Mátyás · Hungarian
Famous Matthiass
- Matthias Jacob Schleiden · German botanist and philosopher (1804-1881)
- Matthias Ginter · German association football player (born 1994)
- Matthias Sammer · German association football player, coach and executive (born 1967)
- Matthias Grünewald · German Renaissance painter (c.1480–1528)
Matthias’s name day
- May 14 · France
In US birth records
Peak year: 2016
1,772 US babies were named Mathis between 1940 and 2025.
Mathis around the world
- Belgium: 8,038 babies since 1995, peak 2010, No. 24 in 2025
- France: 90,765 babies since 1900, peak 2006, No. 47 in 2025
- Sweden: 22 babies since 1998, peak 2014, No. 1,196 in 2022
- England & Wales: 115 babies since 1996, peak 2014, No. 3,240 in 2025
- Norway: 136 babies since 1945, peak 1990
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mathiss end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.3× | Medium · 14 people |
| Basketball player | 2.3× | Medium · 13 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 5 people |
| Rugby player | 1.5× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Mathiss show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 18 Mathiass spell it Mathis
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2016)