Matt

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of god; a form of Matthew.

Babies a year
71
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies

Matt by the numbers

In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Matt. In the US, 71 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 974 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Matthew

Like Matt, 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)
  • Matheogift of god; a form of Matthew144 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)
  • Mattisongift of god; a form of Matthew49 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Matt. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mattigift of god; a form of Matthew21 in the US (2017)
  • Mattygift of God; diminutive of Matthew3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Matigift of god; a form of Matthew11 in the US (2017)
  • Mategift of god; a form of Matthew7 in the US (2017)
  • Matobear5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a gift

Like Matt, 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)

Other names that mean God

Like Matt, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh13,294 in the US (2017)
  • Michaelwho is like God?12,612 in the US (2017)
  • DanielGod is my judge11,654 in the US (2017)
  • Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
  • SamuelGod has heard10,339 in the US (2017)
  • JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Matt

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