Mathayus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mah-THY-us
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Mathayus is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Mathayus mean?
Hebrew: film-inspired variant of Matthias
“gift of God”
Mathayus is the hero of the 2002 film The Scorpion King, a spin-off of The Mummy series.
Is Mathayus a girl's or a boy's name?
Mathayus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mathayus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Mathayus, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Mathayus in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mathayus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
Nicknames for Mathayus
- Matt 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Mathayus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Aarav Asaiah Ivaan Ayaan Muhammad Ibrahim Avi Vihaan Zamir Alijah Yahir
Names related to Mathayus
Matias Mathias Matthias Matheus Mateus Mathis Mathius Mattheus
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mathayus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mathayus, updated 20 October 2026.