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    The first name Matija

    A unisex name.

    3 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Matija at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2023, 5 boys born in the United States were named Matija, the 13,470th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 7 were.

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    17
    babies named Matija since 1880
    #13,470
    rank in 2023
    2020
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Matija

    12 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Matija Ljubek
      Canoe racer (1953–2000)
    • Matija Gubec
      Croatian revolutionary from 16th century, 1538–1573
    • Matija Divković
      Bosnian Franciscan and writer, 1563–1631
    • Matija Antun Relković
      Croatian writer (1732–1798)
    • Matija Barl
      Actor and music festival organizer (1940–2018)
    • Matija Zmajević
      Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, 1680–1735
    • Matija Frigan
      Croatian footballer, born 2003
    • Matija Gregurić
      Croatian athletics competitor, born 1996
    • Matija Mesić
      Croatian historian (1826-1878)
    • Matija Mažuranić
      Croatian writer (1817-1881)
    • Matija Petar Katančić
      Croatian writer and lexicographer (1750-1825)
    • Matija Špoljarić
      Cypriot association football player, born 1997

    Questions

    When was Matija most popular?
    2020 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Matija, its highest rank at 10,216th.