Data through 2025

Matthew name popularity in the United States

Matthew ranked #32 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 7,003 boys named Matthew.

Rank#32

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded7,003

SSA

Peak year1983

50,209 recorded

Five-year change-14.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Matthew for boys and girls

Girls

5

0.1% in 2025 · data from 1911 to 2025

Boys

7,003

99.9% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Matthew in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys7,003#32
2025girls5#14942
2024boys7,107#33
2024girls8#11122
2023boys7,234#32
2023girls6#13462
2022boys7,077#39
2022girls9#10383
2021boys7,489#36
2021girls10#9562
2020boys8,142#30
2020girls7#12142
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys7,003#32
2025girls5#14942
2024boys7,107#33
2024girls8#11122
2023boys7,234#32
2023girls6#13462
2022boys7,077#39
2022girls9#10383
2021boys7,489#36
2021girls10#9562
2020boys8,142#30
2020girls7#12142
2019boys9,277#23
2019girls15#7342
2018boys10,009#20
2018girls10#9806
2017boys11,732#16
2017girls13#8299
2016boys12,665#15
2016girls12#8875
2015boys12,785#15
2015girls15#7613
2014boys12,944#16
2014girls15#7636
2013boys13,364#15
2013girls17#7031
2012boys13,993#12
2012girls21#6110
2011boys14,184#12
2011girls22#5935
2010boys14,148#16
2010girls15#7880
2009boys16,010#13
2009girls18#7066
2008boys17,604#10
2008girls23#5955
2007boys18,756#9
2007girls23#5895
2006boys20,339#5
2006girls22#5906
2005boys21,483#4
2005girls33#4195
2004boys22,882#4
2004girls105#1811
2003boys24,011#4
2003girls38#3655
2002boys25,154#4
2002girls34#3810
2001boys26,812#3
2001girls49#2924
2000boys28,580#3
2000girls44#3121
1999boys30,418#3
1999girls37#3374
1998boys31,146#3
1998girls55#2498
1997boys31,517#3
1997girls48#2622
1996boys32,077#2
1996girls68#2041
1995boys32,882#2
1995girls63#2125
1994boys33,654#3
1994girls74#1905
1993boys35,782#3
1993girls70#1985
1992boys37,733#3
1992girls93#1630
1991boys41,647#3
1991girls102#1517
1990boys44,826#3
1990girls125#1300
1989boys45,375#3
1989girls173#995
1988boys45,876#3
1988girls253#740
1987boys46,511#3
1987girls289#651
1986boys46,929#3
1986girls281#656
1985boys47,075#3
1985girls294#632
1984boys49,767#3
1984girls293#611
1983boys50,209#3
1983girls317#570
1982boys46,045#3
1982girls273#653
1981boys43,330#3
1981girls201#801
1980boys37,834#6
1980girls193#819
1979boys35,621#6
1979girls162#912
1978boys34,282#6
1978girls156#910
1977boys31,965#9
1977girls167#869
1976boys29,951#9
1976girls140#924
1975boys28,527#9
1975girls113#1048
1974boys27,194#9
1974girls108#1082
1973boys24,531#10
1973girls110#1054
1972boys22,928#10
1972girls119#996
1971boys22,543#19
1971girls93#1211
1970boys20,185#24
1970girls64#1526
1969boys17,462#24
1969girls70#1370
1968boys15,823#24
1968girls76#1258
1967boys13,568#28
1967girls49#1617
1966boys10,803#34
1966girls39#1827
1965boys9,982#36
1965girls24#2464
1964boys8,981#43
1964girls20#2825
1963boys8,034#50
1963girls21#2704
1962boys7,279#56
1962girls10#4263
1961boys7,081#59
1961girls19#2839
1960boys6,925#61
1960girls11#3920
1959boys6,542#63
1959girls23#2395
1958boys6,377#60
1958girls14#3232
1957boys5,234#83
1957girls6#5377
1956boys4,366#90
1956girls8#4467
1955boys3,279#105
1955girls6#5208
1954boys2,688#124
1953boys2,374#130
1953girls7#4595
1952boys2,032#142
1951boys1,605#163
1950boys1,299#174
1949boys1,219#176
1948boys1,054#190
1948girls5#5243
1947boys1,045#196
1946boys892#194
1946girls5#4960
1945boys730#198
1944boys765#195
1943boys822#197
1942boys842#189
1941boys727#198
1940boys664#198
1940girls5#4349
1939boys622#201
1938boys608#205
1937boys605#201
1936boys608#202
1935boys654#195
1934boys610#202
1934girls5#4286
1933boys581#201
1932boys702#188
1931boys608#208
1930boys657#204
1930girls8#3345
1929boys727#189
1929girls5#4570
1928boys784#182
1927boys790#183
1927girls5#4805
1926boys777#185
1926girls6#4306
1925boys840#174
1924boys850#171
1923boys935#163
1922boys982#159
1921boys914#161
1921girls5#5099
1920boys967#151
1919boys879#152
1918boys963#148
1917boys862#149
1916boys825#148
1915boys798#150
1914boys613#151
1913boys491#151
1912boys380#156
1911boys220#152
1911girls5#2463
1910boys197#158
1909boys147#166
1908boys152#155
1907boys124#174
1906boys136#150
1905boys107#177
1904boys97#185
1903boys102#166
1902boys104#167
1901boys89#167
1900boys130#161
1899boys101#150
1898boys133#135
1897boys100#156
1896boys123#136
1895boys112#139
1894boys124#131
1893boys108#138
1892boys132#128
1891boys113#122
1890boys86#164
1889boys118#118
1888boys114#136
1887boys108#123
1886boys112#123
1885boys111#123
1884boys117#123
1883boys86#152
1882boys109#127
1881boys80#154
1880boys113#116

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Matthew’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-45.2%
Change since peak-86.1%