Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: rising
MatityahuIn Hebrew: מתתיהו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: מַתִּתְיָהוּRomanization: matityáhu
Matityahu (Hebrew: מתתיהו) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 1,457 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 18 boys and ranked #497. Its peak year was 1952, with 37 babies.
- People in Israel
- 1,457
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 18
- rank #497
- Peak year
- 1952
- 37 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Matityahu
In Hebrew letters the name is מתתיהו, read right to left. Matityahu is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "matityáhu" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Matityahu and Matisyahu, equivalent to English Mattathias or Matthew
- a male given name, Matityahu and Matisyahu, equivalent to English Mattathias or Matthew
- Mattathias, Matthew (Biblical figure)
Contraction of מַתָּנַת (matanát, “gift of”) + יהוה (YHWH, “the LORD, God”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Matityahu by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Matityahu
How do you write Matityahu in Hebrew?
Matityahu is written מתתיהו in Hebrew (with vowel points: מַתִּתְיָהוּ). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "matityáhu".
How many people in Israel are named Matityahu?
1,457 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name מתתיהו: 0 women and 1,457 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Matityahu a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named מתתיהו are men.
What does the name Matityahu mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Matityahu and Matisyahu, equivalent to English Mattathias or Matthew" Etymology: Contraction of מַתָּנַת (matanát, “gift of”) + יהוה (YHWH, “the LORD, God”).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.