Matthias
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the same source as Matthew. From Latin Matthias.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Matthias (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Matthias has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 771 |
| 2000 | 796 |
| 2001 | 821 |
| 2002 | 831 |
| 2003 | 857 |
| 2004 | 873 |
| 2005 | 880 |
| 2006 | 906 |
| 2007 | 916 |
| 2008 | 950 |
| 2009 | 968 |
| 2010 | 975 |
| 2011 | 987 |
| 2012 | 990 |
| 2013 | 1,002 |
| 2014 | 1,008 |
| 2015 | 1,006 |
| 2016 | 1,024 |
| 2017 | 1,033 |
| 2018 | 1,044 |
| 2019 | 1,049 |
| 2020 | 1,054 |
Matthias in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Matthias.Hi! My name is Matthias.
- Matthias har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Matthias has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Matthias i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Matthias this afternoon.
- Matthias mamma är lärare.Matthias's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Matthias mamma is Matthias's mum. Because Matthias already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Matthias
How do you pronounce Matthias in Swedish?
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What does the name Matthias mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the same source as Matthew. From Latin Matthias.
How popular is Matthias in Sweden?
5 babies were named Matthias in 2022. In 2020, 1,054 people in Sweden had Matthias as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 1999 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.