Matvij
From Hebrew, "gift of God", carried into Poland in its Ukrainian form. It stays rare here, given only to boys and mostly in the last few years: most Poles have never met one.
Matvij Pronunciation
What Matvij means
Where Matvij comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
"Matvij" traces back to Hebrew, to the name Mattityahu. It joins a word for "gift" with a form of the divine name, which yields the sense "gift of God." The Ukrainian tradition carries the same name as Matviy, and the spelling "Matvij" keeps that eastern form close.
From Hebrew the name passed through Greek as Matthaios before it reached the Slavic churches. In Ukraine it belongs to one of the four evangelists, Matviy, the tax collector who set down a gospel. A child who carries it shares a name that priests read aloud each year.
On a Polish class register, the spelling Matvij can mark a family with roots to the east. The teacher calling it meets a name older than the alphabet it is written in. The meaning stays plain. Dar boga, gift of God.
How many people are named Matvij
1 in 123388 men in Poland is named Matvij. 173 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2427 among male names.
Matvij's popularity over time
5 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #942 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2017.
Where parents choose Matvij
Matvij is most popular in Greater Poland, 162% above the national average (6 boys born 2019–2025), followed by West Pomeranian (+123%) and Masovian (+86%). It is least common in Lesser Poland and Silesian, both 17% below average.
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Greater Poland
+162%1 in 35,874 babies
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West Pomeranian
+123%1 in 42,213 babies
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Masovian
+86%1 in 50,609 babies
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Lesser Poland
−17%1 in 113,458 babies
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Silesian
−17%1 in 113,792 babies
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Greater Poland+162% 6 born1 in 35,874 babies+162%
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West Pomeranian+123% 2 born1 in 42,213 babies+123%
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Masovian+86% 7 born1 in 50,609 babies+86%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian+72% 2 born1 in 54,690 babies+72%
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Subcarpathian+56% 2 born1 in 60,283 babies+56%
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Lesser Poland−17% 2 born1 in 113,458 babies−17%
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Silesian−17% 2 born1 in 113,792 babies−17%