Matheus comes from the Hebrew / Portuguese tradition, meaning Gift of God, gift of Yahweh.
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How popular is Matheus?
2007peak year
The name Matheus reached its peak in 2007, with 104 registrations (ranked #1521). It had only entered records 19 years earlier, in 1988. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2456) today, averaging about 57 new babies per year. Matheus's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,623 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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