Baby name
Mats
/MATS/
Meaning
“Gift of God”
Swedish and Norwegian short form of Matthias or Mattias; crisp and Scandinavian, associated with the tennis legend Mats Wilander.
How it ages.
Quintessentially Swedish; short, strong, ages with Scandinavian minimalist confidence.
The cultural moment.
Peaked in Sweden in the 1960s-70s; still recognized but now leans grandfather. Currently ranks #18 in the Netherlands.