Matisse
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-TEES
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Matisse is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Matisse mean?
Hebrew: French surname derived from Matthew
“gift of God”
Henri Matisse was a French painter, a leader of Fauvism, famed for his bold colour and paper cut-outs.
Is Matisse a girl's or a boy's name?
Matisse is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 16 boys in the US.
How popular is Matisse in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Matisse, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 7 boys.
2025 had more boys named Matisse than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Matisse in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Matisse in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
How popular is Matisse in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Matisse, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994. 5 girls were also named Matisse in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Matisse than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Matisse in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matisse in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Nicknames for Matisse
- Matt 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Matisse
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Jude, Eesa, Albie, Ibrahim, Ilyas, Matteo, Zakariya, Noah, Axel, Marley
Names related to Matisse
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Matisse: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matisse, updated 20 October 2026.