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UK boy's name

Matthys

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Matthys is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Matthys popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4527, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 3 births.

This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2009 to 2009. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

Matthys is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.

We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Matthys. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2010 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Matthys ranked #4527 for boys in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2009, when 3 boys were registered as Matthys.
  • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Matthys as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4527

2009

Births in 2009

3

Latest year

Peak year

2009

3 births

Estimated living

3

2026

Decades

Matthys by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Matthys was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2000s #4527 3 1

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FAQ

Matthys: questions and answers

How popular is the name Matthys in the UK right now?

In 2009, Matthys was ranked #4527 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Matthys most popular?

The peak year on record was 2009, with 3 babies registered as Matthys in England and Wales.

How many people are called Matthys in the UK?

A total of 3 babies have been registered as Matthys across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.