Matthew
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of God.
How Matthew has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #15 |
| 2016 | #15 |
| 2017 | #16 |
| 2018 | #20 |
| 2019 | #23 |
| 2020 | #30 |
| 2021 | #36 |
| 2022 | #39 |
| 2023 | #32 |
| 2024 | #33 |
| 2025 | #32 |
Matthew by the numbers
In 2025, 353 babies in England and Wales were named Matthew. In the US, 11,623 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 the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 50,214 babies in 1983, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 41 American boys born that year was called Matthew.
Names that come from Matthew
Forms of Matthew in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Matiasgift of god; a form of Matthew1,558 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)
- Mattisongift of god; a form of Matthew49 in the US (2017)
- Matheusgift of god; a form of Matthew8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mathieugift of God; French form of Matthew36 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Matthew. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mathewgift of God; a spelling variant of Matthew499 in the US (2017)
- Mattewgift of god; variant spelling of Matthew19 in the US (2017)
- Mattheogift of god; variant of matthew3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matthewsgift of god; patronymic surname form9 in the US (2017)
- Matteogift of god; Italian form of Matthew2,071 in the US (2017)
- Matheogift of god; a form of Matthew144 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Matthew, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- 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)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Matthew, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Matthew
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