THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Matthew
Matthew is the English form of Greek Matthaios, ultimately related to Hebrew Mattithiah. The older Hebrew elements refer to a gift and Yahweh. Mathew and Mateo are related forms, but their birth-registration counts cannot be combined with Matthew without a separate dataset.
A PLACE IN THE 2024 RECORDS
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PSA counts exact spelling matches. This figure is not a count of all people with the name, and does not include related spellings.
See the full top ten ↗THE PUBLISHED SNAPSHOTS
A few years in the records
| Year | Registered births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Not listed in this top ten | — |
| 2022 | 1,138 | #10 |
| 2023 | 1,383 | #7 |
| 2024 | 1,324 | #8 |
Each linked year has its own source and reporting scope. A gap means no count is shown here, not zero births. No 2021 count is plotted.
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Follow the sources
- Strong and Brown–Driver–Briggs: Mattithyah (opens in a new tab)
Hebrew base name and gift-of-Yah derivation; modern English form separately sourced
- Behind the Name: Matthew (opens in a new tab)
Greek and Hebrew name relationship
- Behind the Name: Mattithiah (opens in a new tab)
Gift of Yahweh meaning
- Philippine Statistics Authority — Most Common Baby Names of 2024 (opens in a new tab)
2024 registered-birth count and rank; exact spelling.