boy's name
Mathéo
ma-tay-O
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 65,978
the United States
#750
as Matheo, 2025
Mathéo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God," a French form built from Matthieu on the Italian pattern. It ranks eighty-eighth in France and is falling from a peak in 2007, one of the sharpest recent declines in the French list.
- Mathéo is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2007, when 4,195 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 848 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1986.
Mathéo over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 760 |
| 2000s | 30,720 |
| 2010s | 22,805 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,165 |
What Mathéo means
Mathéo means gift of God. It carries the meaning of Matthew, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, joining a word for a gift with the divine name, and adds nothing of its own beyond the ending.
Where Mathéo comes from
Mathéo is a modern French formation, built by giving Matthieu the -éo ending borrowed from the Italian Matteo. It belongs to the same wave that produced Timéo, and like Timéo it rose quickly and has begun to fall. The underlying name is the Hebrew Mattityahu, gift of Yahweh, which produced Matthew, Matthias, Mathis, Matteo and Mateo among many others. Because Mathéo, Mattéo, Matteo and Mateo are all counted separately by the registers, the apparent size of each understates how many boys are actually given some form of the name — a general problem with names that have many current spellings.
Mathéo in use
Mathéo ranks eighty-eighth in France with about 735 births in 2025, and our records show a peak in 2007 at more than four thousand births in that year alone, so it is well past its high point. The unaccented Matheo appears at 750 in the United States. Our data carries it from 1986, which means the name rose and fell inside forty years — a complete fashion cycle within one generation.
How popular is Mathéo?
In 2025, Mathéo was given to 695 babies in France, ranking #88 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Mathéo is used
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.
How Mathéo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Matheo | Matheo is a spelling of Mathéo, used in the United States, where it ranks #750. | 10,058 |
| Mathëo | Mathëo is a rare spelling of Mathéo, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 60 times, mostly in France. | 60 |
| Mathèo | Mathèo is a rare spelling of Mathéo, written with a grave accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Mathéo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mathéo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mathéo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Mathéo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Mathéo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mathéo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mathéo
What does the name Mathéo mean?
Mathéo means "gift of God," from the Hebrew Mattityahu.
Is Mathéo the same as Matteo?
They are separate spellings of the same underlying name, counted separately by registers.
Is Mathéo still popular?
It ranks 88th in France but has fallen sharply since its 2007 peak.
How do you pronounce Mathéo?
ma-tay-O, three syllables, with the th sounded as t.
Is Mathéo a girl's or a boy's name?
Mathéo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Mathéo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mathéo currently ranks #88 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.