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Matthew

MATH-yoo · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Gift of God
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#33
2024 births7,078
Peak year1983
First appeared1880
Total US births1,646,990
1983 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MattMatty
Alternate spellings
MathewMatthias
In other languages
Matteo (Italian)Mateo (Spanish)Matthias (German)Matvei (Russian)

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Notable people named Matthew

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