Matheson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MATH-eh-son
- Origin
- Scottish
Matheson is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Matheson mean?
Scottish: Scottish surname: 'son of Matthew', or Gaelic MacMhathain
Clan Matheson is a Highland clan from Lochalsh in the west of Scotland.
Is Matheson a girl's or a boy's name?
Matheson is a boys' name.
How popular is Matheson in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Matheson in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matheson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
Nicknames for Matheson
- Matt 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Matheson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maxton, Anderson, Hudson, Harrison, Mason, Easton, Elian, Carson, Emerson, Boston, Jackson, Malachi
Names related to Matheson
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
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, “Matheson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matheson, updated 20 October 2026.