Motiejus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mo-TYEH-yus
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Motiejus is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Motiejus mean?
Hebrew: Lithuanian form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Matthew was one of the twelve apostles and is traditionally named as author of the first Gospel.
Is Motiejus a girl's or a boy's name?
Motiejus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Motiejus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Motiejus, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Motiejus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Motiejus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
Names like Motiejus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobias, Elias, Elijah, Matteo, Ezra, Jesse, Theodore, Zachary, Milo, Isaiah, Matias, Myles
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, 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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Motiejus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/motiejus, updated 20 October 2026.