How popular is the name Matis?

161 US babies were named Matis between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2019.

What careers are people named Matis over-represented in?

Among notable men who are composers, Matiss show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Matis

Q: How common is the spelling Matis?

1 in 196 Matiass spell it Matis.

Matis. 161 US babies since 1940, peak 2019. Notable Matiss are 1.3× over-represented as composers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2019

161 US babies were named Matis between 1940 and 2025.

Matis around the world

France: 6,680 babies since 1900, peak 2006, No. 894 in 2025
Belgium: 489 babies since 1995, peak 2008, No. 1,146 in 2025
England & Wales: 32 babies since 1996, peak 2015

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Matiss end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Basketball player	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Composer	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Writer	1.1×	Low · 1 people
Actor	1.1×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are composers, Matiss show up 1.3× 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 196 Matiass spell it Matis

Matias 79%
Mattias 9%
Mateusz 4%
Mateus 3%
Matisse 2%
Mattis 1%
Matteus 1%
Matyas 1%
Matis 1%
Matas <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2019)