Mathea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-TAY-ah
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mathea is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mathea mean?
Hebrew: Dutch and Scandinavian feminine form of Matthew
“gift of God”
A Dutch and Scandinavian feminine form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of Yahweh'.
Is Mathea a girl's or a boy's name?
Mathea is a girls' name.
How popular is Mathea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Mathea in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mathea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
Names like Mathea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella Galilea Eliza Makayla Mariah Mikayla Isabelle Madilyn Madison Mia Ava Malia
Names related to Mathea
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
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, “Mathea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mathea, updated 20 October 2026.