Matthew

Meaning and origin of Matthew

Popularity of Matthew in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2012.
• Over recent years, Matthew has been falling (−8.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Matthew every 32 schools, all spellings combined.

Matthew in English-speaking countries

Matthew ranks 32^nd in United States, 44^th in Ireland and 53^rd in Northern Ireland, against 563^rd in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  44^th boys’ name363 babies in 3 years1 boy in 198−8.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  53^rd boys’ name128 babies in 3 years1 boy in 199−12.3% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  32^nd boys’ name21,344 babies in 3 years1 boy in 241−4.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  70^th boys’ name213 babies in 3 years1 boy in 281−8.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  53^rd boys’ name582 babies in 3 years1 boy in 292−9.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  71^st boys’ name146 babies in 3 years1 boy in 305−6.5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  111^th boys’ name124 babies in 3 years1 boy in 397−5.2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  142^nd boys’ name1,102 babies in 3 years1 boy in 750−8.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mathew (in French)25
• Mattew5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Matthew

• Matis
• Matei
• Matisse
• Mady
• Laël
• Joan
• Moïse
• Ely
• Uriel
• Manny
• Sohann
• Evann

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin