Matthieu

Did you know?

A few things about Matthieu you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Matthieu

Matthieu Ricard

French writer and Buddhist monk

Choose Matthieu and your child shares a first name with Matthieu Ricard, a French writer and Buddhist monk. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Matthieu, like who?” Matthieu Ricard's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

Read about Matthieu Ricard on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Jon Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 156,250 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Matthieu, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Matthieu would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMatthieu first shows up in US birth records in 1971, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 54 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1998, when it ranked #2,394. Today it's #7,194, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendMatthieu has slipped 1,959 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,194. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningMatthieu is a French form of Matthew, which means “gift of God”.

About the name Matthieu

Matthieu is a boy name of French origin meaning “gift of God”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ieu”. US birth records list Matthieu for boys from 1971 to 2025, in 52 of those 55 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #2,394 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,194, with 11 babies.

Origin:French names