Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:
- Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs
- Matija Antun Relković (1732–1798), Habsburg military officer and Croatian writer
- Matija Babić (born 1978), Croatian journalist and entrepreneur
- Matija Ban (1818–1903), Serbian poet, dramatist, and playwright
- Matija Barl (1940–2018), Slovene actor, producer and translator
- Matija Bećković (born 1939), Serbian writer and poet
- Matija Bertolloti, Slovenian politician
- Matija Bravničar (1897–1977), Slovenian composer
- Matija Čanić (1901–1964), Croatian military officer
- Matija Češković (born 1981), Croatian basketball guard
- Matija Christian, Slovenian politician
- Matija Čop (1797–1835), Slovene linguist, literary historian and critic
- Matija Di Georgio, Slovenian politician
- Matija Divković (1563–1631), Bosnian Franciscan writer
- Matija Duh (1989–2013), Slovenian international motorcycle speedway rider
- Matija Đulvat (born 1976), Croatian futsal player
- Matija Dvorneković (born 1989), Croatian football forward
- Matija Gogala (born 1937), Slovene entomologist
- Matija Gubec (c. 1548–1573), Croatian revolutionary
- Matija Ivanić (1445–1523), leader of the Hvar Rebellion
- Matija Jama (1872–1947), Slovene painter
- Matija Kluković (born 1982), Croatian independent film director
- Matija Kranjc (born 1984), Slovenian javelin thrower
- Matija Kristić (born 1978), Croatian football defender
- Matija Kvasina (born 1981), Croatian racing cyclist
- Matija Ljubek (1953–2000), Croatian sprint canoeist
- Matija Ljujić (born 1993), Serbian football midfielder
- Matija Majar (1809–1892), Slovene Roman Catholic priest and political activist
- Matija Matko (born 1982), Croatian football player
- Matija Mazarek (1726–1808) Catholic priest
- Matija Mažuranić (1817–1881), Croatian writer
- Matija Mesić (1826–1878), Croatian historian and professor
- Matija Murko (1861–1952), Slovene scholar
- Matija Nastasić (born 1993), Serbian professional footballer
- Matija Nenadović (1777–1854), Serbian archpriest
- Matija Petar Katančić (1750–1825), Croatian writer, professor of aesthetics and archaeology, and lexicographer
- Matija Pintarič (born 1989), Slovenian ice hockey goaltender
- Matija Popović (c. 1490–1563), Serbian Orthodox priest from Ottoman Bosnia
- Matija Protić (born 1994), Serbian football midfielder
- Matija Prskalo (born 1966), Croatian theatre, film and television actress
- Mattia Prskalo (born 1986), Swedish male model
- Matija Sabančić (fl. 1463–1471), King of Bosnia
- Matija Sarkic (1997–2024), English-born Montenegrin footballer
- Matija Šegavac (born 1995), Serbian football goalkeeper
- Matija Šestak (born 1972), Slovenian sprinter
- Matija Širok (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
- Matija Škarabot (born 1988), Slovenian footballer
- Matija Škerbec (1886–1963), Slovene Roman Catholic priest, political figure, and writer
- Matija Skurjeni (1898–1990), Croatian painter associated with the naïve art movement
- Matija Smrekar (born 1989), Croatian footballer
- Matija Špičić (born 1988), Croatian footballer
- Matija Vojsalić, member of the Bosnian Hrvatinić noble family
- Matija Vuković (1925–1985), Serbian sculptor
- Matija Zmajević (1680–1735), Russian admiral and shipbuilder
See also
- All pages with titles containing Matija
- Matej
- Matijević
- Matyáš
- Mate (given name)