Matthieu

Gender: Boy
Say it: mat-YUH
Origin: Hebrew
US rank, 2025: #7,190 for boys

Matthieu is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).

What does Matthieu mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Mathieu; French form of Matthew

“gift of God”

French form of Matthew, the apostle and Gospel writer.

Meaning borrowed from Mathieu.

Is Matthieu a girl's or a boy's name?

Matthieu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Matthieu in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 boys.

Half of all the boys named Matthieu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 14 in 20062020

Matthieu in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2020	3	#4,803
2019	4	#4,126
2018	0	–
2017	0	–
2016	0	–
2015	6	#3,149
2014	7	#2,843
2013	6	#3,096
2012	6	#3,167
2011	4	#3,986
2010	6	#3,092
2009	5	#3,395
2008	9	#2,212
2007	7	#2,554
2006	14	#1,487
2005	9	#1,957
2004	4	#3,147
2003	2	#4,575
2002	5	#2,358
2001	6	#2,049
2000	4	#2,612
1999	5	#2,184
1998	13	#1,112
1997	11	#1,241
1996	6	#1,840

How popular is Matthieu in the US?

Rank in 2025: 7,190th among boys
Babies in 2025: 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
Five-year trend: Falling down 40% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Matthieu, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Matthieu than any year since 1981.

Half of all the boys named Matthieu in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

1971Busiest: 36 in 19982025

Matthieu in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	11	#7,190
2024	13	#6,464
2023	15	#5,922
2022	24	#4,299
2021	14	#6,027
2020	17	#5,231
2019	23	#4,333
2018	25	#4,090
2017	18	#5,107
2016	21	#4,623
2015	27	#3,881
2014	30	#3,530
2013	28	#3,659
2012	33	#3,294
2011	28	#3,694
2010	33	#3,307
2009	28	#3,719
2008	36	#3,163
2007	23	#4,241
2006	24	#3,998
2005	27	#3,524
2004	28	#3,364
2003	24	#3,621
2002	26	#3,344
2001	27	#3,223
2000	20	#3,916
1999	28	#2,935
1998	36	#2,391
1997	30	#2,609
1996	21	#3,287
1995	20	#3,298
1994	17	#3,745
1993	26	#2,691
1992	18	#3,452
1991	20	#3,099
1990	26	#2,548
1989	22	#2,778
1988	17	#3,074
1987	16	#3,068
1986	18	#2,776
1985	12	#3,596
1984	18	#2,612
1983	16	#2,786
1982	16	#2,830
1981	11	#3,599
1980	9	#4,133
1979	5	#6,054
1978	8	#4,155
1977	7	#4,580
1976	8	#4,010
1975	0	–
1974	5	#5,225
1973	0	–
1972	0	–
1971	5	#4,905

Nicknames for Matthieu

Names like Matthieu

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Yusuf, Ethan, Adam, Jacob, Nathan, Liam, Mika, Joshua, Musa, Micah, Noah, Dylan

Names related to Matthieu

Matthew, Matteo, Mathew, Mattia, Matheo, Mattheo, Mattie, Mathieu, Mattew

More Hebrew names

Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi

Every Hebrew name

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, “Matthieu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matthieu, updated 20 October 2026.