Matheson
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning son of Matthew; patronymic surname used as given name.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Matheson by the numbers
Matheson was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Matthew
Like Matheson, each of these traces back to Matthew: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Matteogift of god; Italian form of Matthew2,071 in the US (2017)
- Matiasgift of god; a form of Matthew1,558 in the US (2017)
- Mathewgift of God; a spelling variant of Matthew499 in the US (2017)
- Mattiegift of god; a form of Matthew or Matilda238 in the US (2017)
- Mathisgift of God; a form of Matthew133 in the US (2017)
- Mateigift of god; Romanian form of Matthew109 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mattgift of god; a form of Matthew71 in the US (2017)
- Matheusgift of god; a form of Matthew8 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Matheson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Matheogift of god; a form of Matthew144 in the US (2017)
- Mattisongift of god; a form of Matthew49 in the US (2017)
- Matsonson of mat; son of Matthew10 in the US (2017)
- Mattsonson of matthew; patronymic surname form9 in the US (2017)
- Matheosgift of God; form of Matthew5 in the US (2017)
- Maeson28 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Matheson, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Matheson
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