The baby name Matia is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-tee-uh (ˈmɑːtiə),muh-TEE-uh (məˈtiːə).
Matia is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Matia is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-tee-uh (ˈmɑːtiə),muh-TEE-uh (məˈtiːə).
Matia is Hebrew in Origin.
Matia is a cross-linguistic given name linked to the Matthew/Matthias family, ultimately from Hebrew Matityahu, "gift of Yahweh" or "God has given." Through Greek Matthaios and Latin Matthaeus, the root spread across Christian Europe; Matia appears as a streamlined spelling influenced by Italian Mattia and Spanish/Portuguese Matias/Matías, and it is also found in East African usage via biblical translation and missionary schools.
Traditionally anchored to the New Testament figures the apostle Matthew and St. Matthias, the name carries a quiet, devotional meaning of divine gift. Matia functions as unisex in modern registers - masculine in Italianate and African contexts, and occasionally feminine where it is read alongside Tia. Related forms include Mattia (It.), Matías/Matias (Es., Pt., Nordic), Matteo/Mateo, Matthew, Matthias/Mathias, Matija (Slavic), and East African Matiya; short forms range from Mat and Mati to Tia. Its crisp, vowel-forward shape gives it international ease.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #130 | 8 | 1,769 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2007 | #175 | 2 | 1,215 |
| HR | 0 | #178 | 4 | 2,081 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #235 | 24 | 3,997 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #244 | 6 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #285 | 14 | 5,122 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #286 | 9 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Girls | 2005 | #294 | 6 | 2,598 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #310 | 6 | 2,600 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #333 | 142 | 7,628 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #343 | 45 | 2,865 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #347 | 53 | 5,922 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #391 | 4 | 3,215 |
| BO | 0 | #402 | 7 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #430 | 5 | 6,867 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #437 | 254 | 13,390 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #467 | 15 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #529 | 8 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #565 | 28 | 9,244 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IT | 0 | #682 | 33 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #836 | 85 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #841 | 11 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #868 | 11 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #931 | 11 | 12,708 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #963 | 21 | 5,561 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,007 | 477 | 10,046 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,049 | 30 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,366 | 81 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Matia is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:
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