boy's name

Jean-Mathieu

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 12
  • Births on record 658

Jean-Mathieu is a boy's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Jean-Mathieu is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1981, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1955.

Jean-Mathieu over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

205
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jean-Mathieu by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 15
1960s 60
1970s 125
1980s 205
1990s 130
2000s 55
2010s (to 2015) 10

How popular is Jean-Mathieu?

In 2015, Jean-Mathieu was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jean-Mathieu is used

Canada #1,964 5 in 1998
France #5,237 5 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jean-Mathieu

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jean-Mathieu also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Mathieu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jean-Mathieu

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Mathieu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-Mathieu

Is Jean-Mathieu a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-Mathieu is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-Mathieu most popular?

Jean-Mathieu peaked in 1981, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.