Matheu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MATH-yoo
- Origin
- Hebrew
Matheu is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Matheu mean?
Hebrew: variant of Matthew
“gift of God”
A variant of Matthew, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of Yahweh'.
Is Matheu a girl's or a boy's name?
Matheu is a boys' name.
How popular is Matheu in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Matheu in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matheu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Nicknames for Matheu
- Matt 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Matheu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noah Jacob Isaac Misael Malachi Moses Caleb Micah Zion Axel Mikko Jonah
Names related to Matheu
More Hebrew names
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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, “Matheu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matheu, updated 20 October 2026.