Given name & surname
Matan
“having great strength”
Matan is a variant of Matin. One Arabic interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matan is a variant of Matin. One Arabic interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matan is a variant of Matin. An origin associated with Matin is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Matan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 863
- 863 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,008 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,008 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 865 as a first name in 2020; 357 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Matan
- Mat ZoBritish DJborn 1990
- Matan OhayonIsraeli footballerborn 1986
- Matan BaltaxaIsraeli association footballerborn 1995
- Matan RoditiIsraeli Olympic marathon swimmerborn 1998
- Matan PoratIsraeli pianist and composerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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