Matthew

Given to 1,659,655 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#14942

recorded as girls

3,820 since 2024

#32

recorded as boys

1 since 2024

Babies in 2025

7,008

girls 5 · boys 7,003

Peak year

1983

50,209 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,659,655

since 1880

Born a Matthew? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Matthew was most popular in 1983, when 50,209 babies recorded as boys got the name (28.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,003 babies were named Matthew, ranking #32 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	5	14942	7,003	32
2024	8	11122	7,107	33
2023	6	13462	7,234	32
2022	9	10383	7,077	39
2021	10	9562	7,489	36
2020	7	12142	8,142	30
2019	15	7342	9,277	23
2018	10	9806	10,009	20
2017	13	8299	11,732	16
2016	12	8875	12,665	15
2015	15	7613	12,785	15
2014	15	7636	12,944	16
2013	17	7031	13,364	15
2012	21	6110	13,993	12
2011	22	5935	14,184	12
2010	15	7880	14,148	16
2009	18	7066	16,010	13
2008	23	5955	17,604	10
2007	23	5895	18,756	9
2006	22	5906	20,339	5
2005	33	4195	21,483	4
2004	105	1811	22,882	4
2003	38	3655	24,011	4
2002	34	3810	25,154	4
2001	49	2924	26,812	3
2000	44	3121	28,580	3
1999	37	3374	30,418	3
1998	55	2498	31,146	3
1997	48	2622	31,517	3
1996	68	2041	32,077	2
1995	63	2125	32,882	2
1994	74	1905	33,654	3
1993	70	1985	35,782	3
1992	93	1630	37,733	3
1991	102	1517	41,647	3
1990	125	1300	44,826	3
1989	173	995	45,375	3
1988	253	740	45,876	3
1987	289	651	46,511	3
1986	281	656	46,929	3
1985	294	632	47,075	3
1984	293	611	49,767	3
1983	317	570	50,209	3
1982	273	653	46,045	3
1981	201	801	43,330	3
1980	193	819	37,834	6
1979	162	912	35,621	6
1978	156	910	34,282	6
1977	167	869	31,965	9
1976	140	924	29,951	9
1975	113	1048	28,527	9
1974	108	1082	27,194	9
1973	110	1054	24,531	10
1972	119	996	22,928	10
1971	93	1211	22,543	19
1970	64	1526	20,185	24
1969	70	1370	17,462	24
1968	76	1258	15,823	24
1967	49	1617	13,568	28
1966	39	1827	10,803	34
1965	24	2464	9,982	36
1964	20	2825	8,981	43
1963	21	2704	8,034	50
1962	10	4263	7,279	56
1961	19	2839	7,081	59
1960	11	3920	6,925	61
1959	23	2395	6,542	63
1958	14	3232	6,377	60
1957	6	5377	5,234	83
1956	8	4467	4,366	90
1955	6	5208	3,279	105
1954	<5	—	2,688	124
1953	7	4595	2,374	130
1952	<5	—	2,032	142
1951	<5	—	1,605	163
1950	<5	—	1,299	174
1949	<5	—	1,219	176
1948	5	5243	1,054	190
1947	<5	—	1,045	196
1946	5	4960	892	194
1945	<5	—	730	198
1944	<5	—	765	195
1943	<5	—	822	197
1942	<5	—	842	189
1941	<5	—	727	198
1940	5	4349	664	198
1939	<5	—	622	201
1938	<5	—	608	205
1937	<5	—	605	201
1936	<5	—	608	202
1935	<5	—	654	195
1934	5	4286	610	202
1933	<5	—	581	201
1932	<5	—	702	188
1931	<5	—	608	208
1930	8	3345	657	204
1929	5	4570	727	189
1928	<5	—	784	182
1927	5	4805	790	183
1926	6	4306	777	185
1925	<5	—	840	174
1924	<5	—	850	171
1923	<5	—	935	163
1922	<5	—	982	159
1921	5	5099	914	161
1920	<5	—	967	151
1919	<5	—	879	152
1918	<5	—	963	148
1917	<5	—	862	149
1916	<5	—	825	148
1915	<5	—	798	150
1914	<5	—	613	151
1913	<5	—	491	151
1912	<5	—	380	156
1911	5	2463	220	152
1910	<5	—	197	158
1909	<5	—	147	166
1908	<5	—	152	155
1907	<5	—	124	174
1906	<5	—	136	150
1905	<5	—	107	177
1904	<5	—	97	185
1903	<5	—	102	166
1902	<5	—	104	167
1901	<5	—	89	167
1900	<5	—	130	161
1899	<5	—	101	150
1898	<5	—	133	135
1897	<5	—	100	156
1896	<5	—	123	136
1895	<5	—	112	139
1894	<5	—	124	131
1893	<5	—	108	138
1892	<5	—	132	128
1891	<5	—	113	122
1890	<5	—	86	164
1889	<5	—	118	118
1888	<5	—	114	136
1887	<5	—	108	123
1886	<5	—	112	123
1885	<5	—	111	123
1884	<5	—	117	123
1883	<5	—	86	152
1882	<5	—	109	127
1881	<5	—	80	154
1880	<5	—	113	116