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.

Matt Rank in US Top 1000

# 791 in the US

Matt Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2463 on Nameberry

Matt Popularity

• 1957 Nameberry 2023

20 Names Similar to Matt

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Matt.

• Zacky
• Vic
• Tamryn
• Kieron
• Kellin
• Mattie
• Pat
• Uzi
• Lindbergh
• Jonny
• Gamal
• Winnafred
• Jakson
• Shyra
• Halse
• Winniefred
• Breeanne
• Pensée
• Amiee
• Tempie

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

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.