Mathew
Last seen for girls in 2000 at #15,031 · #973 for boys in 2025, 235 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1984 · 1,968 births
- Debut · boys
- 60 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 77,538since 1880
Mathew over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Mathew has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #973 | 235 | |
| 2024 | — | #936 | 246 | |
| 2023 | — | #897 | 259 | |
| 2022 | — | #878 | 271 | |
| 2021 | — | #782 | 315 | |
| 2020 | — | #711 | 352 | |
| 2019 | — | #670 | 389 | |
| 2018 | — | #578 | 479 | |
| 2017 | — | #551 | 503 | |
| 2016 | — | #523 | 565 | |
| 2015 | — | #477 | 628 | |
| 2014 | — | #465 | 625 | |
| 2013 | — | #431 | 674 | |
| 2012 | — | #427 | 656 | |
| 2011 | — | #408 | 691 | |
| 2010 | — | #401 | 700 | |
| 2009 | — | #380 | 799 | |
| 2008 | — | #368 | 833 | |
| 2007 | — | #346 | 926 | |
| 2006 | — | #316 | 1,011 | |
| 2005 | — | #300 | 1,093 | |
| 2004 | — | #291 | 1,092 | |
| 2003 | — | #279 | 1,125 | |
| 2002 | — | #273 | 1,121 | |
| 2001 | — | #259 | 1,272 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #251 | 1,343 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #227 | 1,471 |
| 1998 | — | #221 | 1,452 | |
| 1997 | — | #215 | 1,432 | |
| 1996 | — | #204 | 1,514 | |
| 1995 | — | #192 | 1,600 | |
| 1994 | — | #187 | 1,634 | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #187 | 1,705 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #174 | 1,833 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #161 | 1,984 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #148 | 2,174 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #143 | 2,162 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #142 | 2,061 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #140 | 2,045 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #141 | 1,967 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #148 | 1,880 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #139 | 1,968 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #146 | 1,866 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #160 | 1,712 |
| 1981 | — | #165 | 1,627 | |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #183 | 1,334 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #192 | 1,256 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #182 | 1,286 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #191 | 1,240 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #192 | 1,162 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #198 | 1,125 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #204 | 1,084 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #213 | 1,027 |
| 1972 | — | #237 | 905 | |
| 1971 | — | #244 | 935 | |
| 1970 | — | #265 | 829 | |
| 1969 | — | #297 | 655 | |
| 1968 | — | #302 | 617 | |
| 1967 | — | #301 | 594 | |
| 1966 | — | #342 | 476 | |
| 1965 | — | #365 | 443 | |
| 1964 | — | #371 | 448 | |
| 1963 | — | #393 | 412 | |
| 1962 | — | #440 | 325 | |
| 1961 | — | #427 | 347 | |
| 1960 | — | #438 | 336 | |
| 1959 | — | #417 | 359 | |
| 1958 | — | #421 | 348 | |
| 1957 | — | #493 | 251 | |
| 1956 | — | #499 | 230 | |
| 1955 | — | #555 | 175 | |
| 1954 | — | #537 | 183 | |
| 1953 | — | #557 | 161 | |
| 1952 | — | #591 | 140 | |
| 1951 | — | #633 | 124 | |
| 1950 | — | #731 | 88 | |
| 1949 | — | #634 | 116 | |
| 1948 | — | #744 | 82 | |
| 1947 | — | #711 | 93 | |
| 1946 | — | #746 | 78 | |
| 1945 | — | #636 | 90 | |
| 1944 | — | #712 | 76 | |
| 1943 | — | #709 | 82 | |
| 1942 | — | #729 | 78 | |
| 1941 | — | #677 | 82 | |
| 1940 | — | #631 | 89 | |
| 1939 | — | #738 | 66 | |
| 1938 | — | #683 | 78 | |
| 1937 | — | #691 | 75 | |
| 1936 | — | #633 | 83 | |
| 1935 | — | #618 | 90 | |
| 1934 | — | #630 | 91 | |
| 1933 | — | #614 | 89 | |
| 1932 | — | #588 | 101 | |
| 1931 | — | #596 | 97 | |
| 1930 | — | #549 | 120 | |
| 1929 | — | #505 | 136 | |
| 1928 | — | #489 | 154 | |
| 1927 | — | #500 | 147 | |
| 1926 | — | #465 | 167 | |
| 1925 | — | #475 | 163 | |
| 1924 | — | #442 | 192 | |
| 1923 | — | #457 | 178 | |
| 1922 | — | #421 | 203 | |
| 1921 | — | #444 | 192 | |
| 1920 | — | #408 | 207 | |
| 1919 | — | #368 | 247 | |
| 1918 | — | #409 | 206 | |
| 1917 | — | #389 | 208 | |
| 1916 | — | #372 | 217 | |
| 1915 | — | #376 | 204 | |
| 1914 | — | #397 | 143 | |
| 1913 | — | #349 | 140 | |
| 1912 | — | #342 | 121 | |
| 1911 | — | #432 | 45 | |
| 1910 | — | #345 | 53 | |
| 1909 | — | #365 | 42 | |
| 1908 | — | #413 | 33 | |
| 1907 | — | #286 | 54 | |
| 1906 | — | #489 | 21 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #379 | 29 | |
| 1903 | — | #322 | 34 | |
| 1902 | — | #302 | 40 | |
| 1901 | — | #275 | 39 | |
| 1900 | — | #271 | 57 | |
| 1899 | — | #276 | 39 | |
| 1898 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1897 | — | #244 | 50 | |
| 1896 | — | #290 | 40 | |
| 1895 | — | #316 | 33 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #279 | 39 | |
| 1892 | — | #239 | 55 | |
| 1891 | — | #240 | 44 | |
| 1890 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1889 | — | #251 | 42 | |
| 1888 | — | #216 | 67 | |
| 1887 | — | #299 | 31 | |
| 1886 | — | #248 | 48 | |
| 1885 | — | #284 | 34 | |
| 1884 | — | #233 | 53 | |
| 1883 | — | #273 | 37 | |
| 1882 | — | #245 | 47 | |
| 1881 | — | #205 | 55 | |
| 1880 | — | #200 | 60 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mathew was already there! It came in at #200, and was given to 60 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1906, when fewer than 22 boys a year got the name.
Where Mathew is popular in 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Jersey#172 · 1 in 1,086
- Maine#174 · 1 in 915
- Massachusetts#174 · 1 in 1,184
- Washington#184 · 1 in 860
- Connecticut#187 · 1 in 1,180
Best ever in a state: #54 in Wyoming, 1986.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #172 | 44 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Maine | #174 | 6 | 1 in 915 |
| Massachusetts | #174 | 30 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Washington | #184 | 39 | 1 in 860 |
| Connecticut | #187 | 15 | 1 in 1,180 |
| New Hampshire | #193 | 5 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Oregon | #201 | 23 | 1 in 839 |
| New York | #202 | 91 | 1 in 1,211 |
| Florida | #224 | 75 | 1 in 1,200 |
| New Mexico | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,062 |
| District of Columbia | #230 | 5 | 1 in 940 |
| West Virginia | #232 | 6 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Utah | #236 | 20 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Wisconsin | #240 | 20 | 1 in 1,441 |
| California | #241 | 174 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Missouri | #244 | 22 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Pennsylvania | #249 | 37 | 1 in 1,714 |
| Ohio | #250 | 40 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Minnesota | #261 | 18 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Kansas | #264 | 12 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Nevada | #264 | 10 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Michigan | #266 | 33 | 1 in 1,701 |
| Iowa | #269 | 10 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Texas | #272 | 121 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Nebraska | #277 | 7 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Arkansas | #279 | 10 | 1 in 1,465 |
| Alabama | #283 | 15 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Kentucky | #285 | 12 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Idaho | #289 | 6 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Colorado | #297 | 19 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Arizona | #332 | 20 | 1 in 1,946 |
| Indiana | #345 | 16 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Tennessee | #349 | 15 | 1 in 2,330 |
| Virginia | #363 | 16 | 1 in 2,530 |
| Georgia | #393 | 23 | 1 in 2,426 |
| Illinois | #402 | 28 | 1 in 2,801 |
| Maryland | #411 | 10 | 1 in 2,829 |
| South Carolina | #453 | 7 | 1 in 2,869 |
| Louisiana | #491 | 9 | 1 in 2,860 |
| Oklahoma | #492 | 6 | 1 in 3,434 |
| North Carolina | #507 | 13 | 1 in 3,866 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mathew
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 37 spots since 2024 (#936 → #973)
- 262 spots since 2020 (#711 → #973)
- 496 spots since 2015 (#477 → #973)
- Biggest jump: 203 spots in 1907 (#489 → #286)
- Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1906 (#337 → #489)
Rise & fade · boys
104 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1984 at #139 (1,968 births)
- Births halved by 2007, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 913
- Highest: 1 in 913 boys born in 1987 were named Mathew (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,268 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #139 in 1984, was only 1 in 917 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 24.0% of all boys named Mathew (18,622) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 474 | #200 (1880) | #245 |
| 1890s | 415 | #239 (1892) | #274 |
| 1900s | 385 | #271 (1900) | #344 |
| 1910s | 1,584 | #342 (1912) | #378 |
| 1920s | 1,739 | #408 (1920) | #461 |
| 1930s | 890 | #549 (1930) | #634 |
| 1940s | 866 | #631 (1940) | #693 |
| 1950s | 2,059 | #417 (1959) | #543 |
| 1960s | 4,653 | #297 (1969) | #368 |
| 1970s | 10,849 | #182 (1978) | #212 |
| 1980s | 18,622 | #139 (1984) | #151 |
| 1990s | 16,799 | #148 (1990) | #192 |
| 2000s | 10,615 | #251 (2000) | #306 |
| 2010s | 5,910 | #401 (2010) | #493 |
| 2020s | 1,678 | #711 (2020) | #863 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mathew in 2002
boys
#273
1,121 births · 1 in 1,732 boys
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 1,732 of them was named Mathew, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).