Given name & surname
Matthieu
“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
Matthieu is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matthieu is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matthieu is a variant of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Matthieu developed from Ματθαῖος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Matthieu through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,058
- 1,058 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,501 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,501 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,304 as a first name in 2020; 299 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.
Matthieu’s family of names
In French usage, Matthieu shares a linguistic root with the Dutch form Matthijs. Matthieu has a related form in Matthew. In French usage, Matthieu has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Matthieu has relatives in 9 languages.
12 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 44
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Mateoequivalent
- Matteoequivalent
- Mathiasequivalent
- Matthiasequivalent
- Mathewequivalent
- Mattiasequivalent
- Mateusequivalent
- Mattiaequivalent
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- Mattisequivalent
- Matveyequivalent
- MateuszPolish
- Mattiequivalent
- Mateuequivalent
- Mateequivalent
- Matijaequivalent
- Maciejequivalent
- Mathijsequivalent
- Matejequivalent
- Madisequivalent
- Matthijscognate · Dutch
- Matteusequivalent
- Matasequivalent
- Matthaeusolder form · Latin
- Мацвейequivalent
- Matúšequivalent
- Mazhevequivalent
- Matíasequivalent
- Matsveiequivalent
- Maffeoequivalent
- Матвейequivalent
- Matyášequivalent
- Matîcognate · Walloon
- MatthäusGerman
- MatějCzech
- MatoušCzech
- Matityahuequivalent
- Mazzeoequivalent
- Matjažequivalent
- מתתיהוequivalent
- Matfijequivalent
- Matfeiequivalent
- Mátyásequivalent
- Analequivalent
- Ματθαῖοςroot · Ancient Greek
People named Matthieu
- Matthieu RicardFrench writer and Buddhist monkborn 1946
- Matthieu DelpierreFrench footballerborn 1981
- Matthieu Chalméfootball player from Franceborn 1980
- Matthieu DosseviFrench and Togolese association football playerborn 1988
- Matthieu EpoloCongolese association football player (born 2005)
- Matthieu Ladagnousracing cyclistborn 1984
- Matthieu ChedidFrench musicianborn 1971
- Matthieu AndrodiasFrench rowerborn 1990
- Mathieu GourdainFrench fencerborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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