Matt

Short form of Matthew
"gift of God"

Matt Origin and Meaning

The name Matt is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God".

Still one of the most appealing short forms, which goes a long way toward explaining the sustained popularity of Matthew. Matt is perennially the popular guy in high school, friendly, attractive, and comfortable with a baseball. Matty or Mattie are cute for a younger boy.

# 791 in the US

Matt Rank in US Top 1000

# 1985 on Nameberry

Matt Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Matt

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Famous People Named Matt

  • Matthew Charles "Matt" Czuchry
    American actor
  • Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon
    American actor
  • Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon
    American actor
  • Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc
    American actor
  • Matthew Robert "Matt" Smith
    English actor
  • Matthew "Matt" Cassel
    American football player
  • Matthew "Matt" Kenseth
    American NASCAR driver
  • William Matthew "Matt" Noveskey
    American musician
  • Matthew "Matt" Flynn
    American drummer
  • Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening
    American cartoonist
  • Matthew Staton "Matt" Bomer
    American actor
  • Matthew "Matt" Martin
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Matthew "Matt" McGorry
    American actor
  • Matthew James "Matt" Shively Jr
    American actor
  • Matthew Joseph "Matt" Cahill
    English singer
  • Matthew James "Matt" Duchene
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Mathew James "Matt" Willis
    bassist of British band Busted
  • Matt Corboy
    American actor
  • Matt Sohinki
    American YouTuber and member of Smosh Games
  • Matthew "Matt" Meese
    American actor and co,creator of YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
  • Matthew "Matt" Thomas Cain
    former San Francisco Giants baseball pitcher
  • Matthew "Matt" Phillips
    Scottish professional footballer
  • Matt Lintz
    American actor

The name Matt in Pop Culture

  • Matthew "Matt" Dillon
    character on "Gunsmoke" portrayed by James Arness
  • Matt Mandigo
    character in short story "Earth Inherited" by author Justine Avery
  • Matt Quinlan
    main character on TV's "Cyberchase"
  • Matt Camden
    character on TV's "Seventh Heaven"
  • Matt Engarde
    character in Ace Attorney video game series
  • Matt McNamara
    character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
  • Matt Drayton
    character in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
  • Matt Donovan
    character in The Vampire Diaries series
  • Matt James Hallowell
    character in "The Sign of the Beaver" by Elizabeth George Speare
  • Matteo "Matt" Alacrán
    character in "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
  • Dr Matt Crower
    character on TV's "American Gothic"
  • Matt
    nickname of Yamato Ishida in the English dub of the anime "Digimon Adventure"
  • Matt the Radar Technician
    alter ego of Kylo Ren on Saturday Night Live
  • Matthew "Matt" Holt
    character in Voltron: Legendary Defender.

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