Matheus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ma-TAY-us
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,183 for boys
Matheus is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 2,183rd for boys in the US (65 babies).
What does Matheus mean?
Hebrew: Portuguese form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Portuguese form of Matthew, the apostle and former tax collector traditionally credited with the first Gospel.
Is Matheus a girl's or a boy's name?
Matheus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 65 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matheus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Matheus, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Matheus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were given Matheus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #973, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Matheus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Matheus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,183rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 65 about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 65 boys in the US were named Matheus, making it the 2,183rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,616th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 104 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Matheus in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 117 boys in the US were given Matheus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,352, up from #2,183 for this spelling alone.
Matheus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,183 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,393 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,345 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,916 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,080 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,958 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,671 |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,625 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,490 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,939 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 81 | #1,813 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,516 |
| 2006 | 95 | #1,551 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,728 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,051 |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,333 |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,181 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,045 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Nicknames for Matheus
- Matt 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Matheus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matteo, Elias, Elijah, Tobias, Noah, Malachi, Isaiah, Marley, Muhammad, Musa, Maximus, Matias
Other spellings of Matheus
Names related to Matheus
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Matheus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matheus, updated 20 October 2026.