Pronunciation
Mat-yoo / Mah-tyoo
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Gift of God
Alternate spellings
Maitiu; Matthew
Fun fact
Maitiú is the Irish form of Matthew. Its meaning comes through the older Hebrew name, rather than from the modern Irish word maith, meaning good. It's another familiar name with its own Irish spelling and sound.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Maitiú, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #509 |
| 2024 | 3 | #785 |
| 2023 | 3 | #770 |
| 2022 | 5 | #572 |
| 2021 | 3 | #755 |
| 2020 | 4 | #637 |
| 2019 | 6 | #506 |
| 2018 | 3 | #749 |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 4 | #615 |
| 2014 | 4 | #609 |
| 2013 | 5 | #534 |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2011 | 6 | #490 |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | 5 | #532 |
| 2008 | 4 | #601 |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 5 | #403 |
| 2004 | 4 | #439 |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
