Mattey as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mattey

What is the meaning of the name Mattey ?

The baby name Mattey is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAT-ee (IPA: /ˈmæti/).

Mattey is Hebrew in Origin.

Mattey is a modern English respelling of Matty/Mattie, a diminutive used for Matthew and, less commonly, for Matilda or Martha. Through Matthew it traces back to Hebrew Matityahu/Greek Matthaios, meaning "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." The biblical prominence of the apostle-evangelist Matthew brought the name into medieval Europe via Latin Matthaeus and Old French Mathieu, anchoring its long popularity across English-speaking regions.

While Mattey itself is rare, records show it as both a nickname and an independent given name from the 19th century onward, part of the broader trend toward creative -ey endings. The name is unisex in practice. Related forms include Matthew/Mathew, Matthias, Mateo, Matteo, Matias, Mateusz, Matei, Máté, Matvey, and the diminutives Matt, Matty, and Mattie; feminine counterparts include Mattea and Matthea. Variant spellings close to Mattey include Mattye and Matthey.

⚙ Mattey is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Mattey appears only 11 times in total — found in 8 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.