The baby name Matz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mats/ (commonly pronounced “MATS”, rhymes with “cats”, ending with a ts/z sound).
Matz is Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Matz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mats/ (commonly pronounced “MATS”, rhymes with “cats”, ending with a ts/z sound).
Matz is Scandinavian in Origin.
Matz is a Scandinavian and North German form of the biblical name Matthias/Matthew, ultimately from Hebrew Matityahu, meaning “gift of God.” It passed into European languages through Greek Matthaios and Latin Matthaeus/Matthias, then shortened in North Germanic and Low German speech to Mats and Matz. In Sweden the z-spelling has been used since the 20th century as a crisp alternative to Mats; in German it also appears as a colloquial or dialectal pet form of Matthias.
The name’s use stems from the medieval veneration of St. Matthew and St. Matthias, keeping it current across Christian Europe. Related variants and cognates include Mats (Swedish/Norwegian), Mads (Danish), Mattis and Mattias (Scandinavian), Matti (Finnish), Matthias/Mathias (German), and Matthew/Mathew (English); Matze is a familiar German nickname. Matz also survives as a German surname formed patronymically from a forebear named Matthias. The core meaning remains “gift of God.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2023 | #175 | 21 | 415 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #429 | 17 | 10,523 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| LY | 0 | #515 | 21 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #699 | 30 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #858 | 29 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #897 | 56 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #914 | 38 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 38 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,586 | 29 | 28,008 |
Matz is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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