Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mattthew isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mattthew through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 70 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1984.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mattthew’s family of names
Mattthew may belong to the same name family as Matthew. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Mattthew, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mathew
“gift of God” · “a gift from God”
>99% boys
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“the little warrior”
>99% boys
Adams
“man” · “of the earth”
>99% boys
Marquis
“a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman”
>99% boys
Malcom
Malcom is a surname.
>99% boys
Minh
“a clever man”
92% boys · 8% girls
Marcus
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% boys
Mikel
“who is like God?”
99% boys · 1% girls