Matthieu
Matthieu was the 7501st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2431st with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,550 places. More babies were named Matthieu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,501 boys, down 2,114 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199836 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,058babies recorded
Matthieu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,501 | 11 |
| 2020 | #5,387 | 17 |
| 2010 | #3,353 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,018 | 20 |
| 1990 | #2,594 | 26 |
| 1980 | #4,376 | 9 |
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How popular is Matthieu, counting every spelling?
Matthieu is a spelling of Mathieu, a name family that had 31 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu | 20 | #4,978 | 149 |
| Matthieu | 11 | #7,501 | 77 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Matthieu?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matthieu (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Matthieu born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matthieu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matthieu?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Matthieu are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 33. That makes Matthieu mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Matthieu by state
How common Matthieu was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Matthieu: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matthieu, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Matthieu
How popular is the name Matthieu?
Matthieu was the 7501st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 2431st with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,550 places. More babies were named Matthieu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Matthieu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Matthieu in the US.
Where is Matthieu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Matthieu was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys).