Matthieu is a boy's name of French origin meaning “gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh.” In 2024 it was given to 12 boys in the United States.
Matthieu belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Matthieu first appears in Social Security records in 1971. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2431 in 1998, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 1,045 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Matthieu means “gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Matthieu is a boy name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Matthieu comes from the French tradition.
Matthieu first appears in US records in 1971. Its best-ever ranking was #2431 in 1998, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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