Given name & surname
Matthan
“a gift from God”
Matthan is a variant of Matea. In Hebrew use, Matea carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Original GreekΜατθαν
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matthan is a variant of Matea. In Hebrew use, Matea carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matthan connects to the Matthew name family through Matea. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb natan (נתן), “to give.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Matthan appears in Matthew 1:15.
From biblical name research
Matthan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 311
- 311 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,522 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,522 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 296 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Matthan’s family of names
Matthan has a related form in Matea.
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.
See also 15
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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