Matan
Boy · mah-TAHN · Hebrew
Matan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Matan mean?
Hebrew: Modern Hebrew name from a biblical word
“gift”
From the Hebrew word matan 'gift', from the same root as Nathan and Matthew.
- Say it
- mah-TAHN
Is Matan a girl's or a boy's name?
Matan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Matan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Matan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Matan, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Matan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
Names like Matan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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