Matvey

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

⭐ Famous Matvey

Matvey Safonov

Russian association football player

Choose Matvey and your child shares a first name with Matvey Safonov, a Russian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Matvey, like who?” Matvey Safonov's Wikipedia article is available in 39 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 113,636 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Matvey, 15 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Matvey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMatvey first shows up in US birth records in 2003, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2013, when it reached #3,864.
• ✨New on the sceneMatvey wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2003.
• 🚀TrendMatvey has climbed 435 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,861. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningMatvey is a Russian form of Matthew, which means “gift of God”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Russian roots.

About the name Matvey

Matvey is a boy name of Hebrew and Russian origin meaning “gift of God”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-vey”. US birth records list Matvey for boys from 2003 to 2025, in 21 of those 23 years. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked #3,864 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,861, with 15 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesRussian names