Gender: Boy
Meaning: Gift of God — blessed and purposefully given
Origin: Hebrew Mattityahu (מַתִּתְיָהוּ) — from mattan (gift) + Yah (God)
Popularity: Ranked #33 in 2024 with 7,078 babies born.
History: Matthew was the apostle and tax collector who became one of Jesus's twelve disciples and wrote the first Gospel of the New Testament. The name was popular in medieval England and has been a U.S. top-10 fixture from the 1960s through the 2000s — one of the longest sustained runs of any name in American history. Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, and Matthew Perry are among its famous modern bearers. Matt is one of the most natural, no-fuss nicknames in the American repertoire.
Famous people named Matthew: Matthew McConaughey (actor), Matthew Perry (actor), Matthew Broderick (actor)
Name length: 7 letters
How common is Matthew? About 1 in 470 babies born in 2024 were named Matthew, or roughly 19.4 per day in the United States.
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