Matthias

Matthias sounds like a name stitched into a Flemish altarpiece. The Greek form of the Hebrew Matityahu, "gift of God," it was the name of the apostle chosen to replace Judas, and it has been carried through German, Dutch, and Scandinavian traditions for centuries. In America it has been rising steadily, climbing to 471 on the current chart, part of the broader return of long, classical boy names alongside Sebastian and Ezekiel. Three syllables with a stressed, soaring middle, Matthias reads as both biblical and European, grand but approachable. Nicknames like Matty and Thias sit ready. Dignified and quietly rich.