Matin
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning morning prayer time; dawn.
Matin by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Matin. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Matin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Matin
Names that are said the same way as Matin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mateenstrong; solid11 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the dawn
Like Matin, each of these has the dawn in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Matin
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