Name meaning & stats
Matheus
Matheus (Hebrew origin). 1,688 US babies since 1940, peak 2007. Notable Matheuss are 4.3× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
HebrewSpelling of Matthias
Matthias around the world
- Маттиас · Russian
- Маттіас · Ukrainian
- Ματθίας · Greek
- ماثياس · Arabic
- מתיאס · Hebrew
- मैथियास · Hindi
- マティアス · Japanese
- 马蒂亚斯 · Chinese
- 마티아스 · Korean
- Mátyás · Hungarian
Famous Matthiass
- Matthias Jacob Schleiden · German botanist and philosopher (1804-1881)
- Matthias Ginter · German association football player (born 1994)
- Matthias Sammer · German association football player, coach and executive (born 1967)
- Matthias Grünewald · German Renaissance painter (c.1480–1528)
Matthias’s name day
- May 14 · France
In US birth records
Peak year: 2007
1,688 US babies were named Matheus between 1940 and 2025.
Matheus around the world
- Norway: 296 babies since 1945, peak 2015, No. 241 in 2025
- Sweden: 354 babies since 1998, peak 2016, No. 347 in 2022
- Ireland: 30 babies since 1964, peak 2008, No. 642 in 2025
- France: 245 babies since 1900, peak 2020, No. 1,665 in 2025
- England & Wales: 213 babies since 1996, peak 2009, No. 2,659 in 2025
- Belgium: 28 babies since 1995, peak 2024
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Matheuss end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 4.3× | High · 132 people |
| Actor | 0.8× | Low · 9 people |
| Writer | 0.7× | Low · 6 people |
| Politician | 0.3× | Low · 6 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Matheuss show up 4.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 19 Mathiass spell it Matheus
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2007)