The baby name Matya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAT-yah (IPA: /ˈmætjə/).
The baby name Matya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAT-yah (IPA: /ˈmætjə/).
Matya is Hebrew, Latin in Origin.
Matya is a Hebrew-Aramaic given name deriving from Matityahu, the source of English Matthew, meaning “gift of Yah(weh)” or “gift of God.” The shortened form appears in rabbinic literature - most notably borne by the 2nd‑century sage Matya ben Ḥarash - and parallels the Greek Matthaios used in the New Testament. Through Jewish and Christian transmission, the root yielded widespread European forms while “Matya” itself remained a concise, traditional Hebrew variant.
Related variants include Mattityahu/Matityahu, Mattathias/Matthias, Matthew, Matteo, Mattia, Matías, Mathieu/Matthieu, Matej, Matei, Mateo, Matija, Máté, and Maciej; diminutives such as Matt, Matty, Mati, and Mato are common regionally. In modern Israel Matya functions either as an independent name or an affectionate short form of Matityahu, appreciated for its vintage sound and compact spelling. Alternative transliterations include Matyah and Matia; the core meaning across all forms remains “divine gift.”
Matya is seldom given. In all, it turns up just 43 times, across 18 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 |
Matya is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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