Matthieu Boy
How popular is Matthieu?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Matthieu in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
Matthieu popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▼ 726 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (36 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,391 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Matthieu counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mathieu family of names ranked #2,828 for boys in 2025 (#2,510 the year before), with 31 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mathieu | 20 | 65% |
| Matthieu | 11 | 35% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Matthieu is most popular
Babies named Matthieu per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Matthieu by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38 | #4,010 |
| 1980s | 155 | #2,612 |
| 1990s | 242 | #2,391 |
| 2000s | 263 | #3,163 |
| 2010s | 266 | #3,295 |
| 2020s | 94 | #4,299 |
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Questions
- Is Matthieu a boy or girl name?
- Matthieu is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Matthieu were boys.
- How popular is the name Matthieu?
- 11 baby boys were named Matthieu in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
- When was Matthieu most popular?
- Matthieu peaked in 1998, when 36 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,391 in 1998.
- How many people are named Matthieu?
- 1,058 babies have been named Matthieu in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,033 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Matthieu most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Matthieu was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.