Matthew
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #32 for boys in 2025, 7,003 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1995 · 32,882 births
- Debut · boys
- 113 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 70 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,654,075since 1880
Matthew over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #14,942 | 5 | #32 | 7,003 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #33 | 7,107 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #32 | 7,234 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #39 | 7,077 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #36 | 7,489 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #30 | 8,142 |
| 2019 | #7,342 | 15 | #23 | 9,277 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #20 | 10,009 |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | #16 | 11,732 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #15 | 12,665 |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | #15 | 12,785 |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | #16 | 12,944 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #15 | 13,364 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #12 | 13,993 |
| 2011 | #5,935 | 22 | #12 | 14,184 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #16 | 14,148 |
| 2009 | #7,066 | 18 | #13 | 16,010 |
| 2008 | #5,955 | 23 | #10 | 17,604 |
| 2007 | #5,895 | 23 | #9 | 18,756 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #5 | 20,339 |
| 2005 | #4,195 | 33 | #4 | 21,483 |
| 2004 | #1,811 | 105 | #4 | 22,882 |
| 2003 | #3,655 | 38 | #4 | 24,011 |
| 2002 | #3,810 | 34 | #4 | 25,154 |
| 2001 | #2,924 | 49 | #3 | 26,812 |
| 2000 | #3,121 | 44 | #3 | 28,580 |
| 1999 | #3,374 | 37 | #3 | 30,418 |
| 1998 | #2,498 | 55 | #3 | 31,146 |
| 1997 | #2,622 | 48 | #3 | 31,517 |
| 1996 | #2,041 | 68 | #2 | 32,077 |
| 1995 | #2,125 | 63 | #2 | 32,882 |
| 1994 | #1,905 | 74 | #3 | 33,654 |
| 1993 | #1,985 | 70 | #3 | 35,782 |
| 1992 | #1,630 | 93 | #3 | 37,733 |
| 1991 | #1,517 | 102 | #3 | 41,647 |
| 1990 | #1,300 | 125 | #3 | 44,826 |
| 1989 | #995 | 173 | #3 | 45,375 |
| 1988 | #740 | 253 | #3 | 45,876 |
| 1987 | #651 | 289 | #3 | 46,511 |
| 1986 | #656 | 281 | #3 | 46,929 |
| 1985 | #632 | 294 | #3 | 47,075 |
| 1984 | #611 | 293 | #3 | 49,767 |
| 1983 | #570 | 317 | #3 | 50,209 |
| 1982 | #653 | 273 | #3 | 46,045 |
| 1981 | #801 | 201 | #3 | 43,330 |
| 1980 | #819 | 193 | #6 | 37,834 |
| 1979 | #912 | 162 | #6 | 35,621 |
| 1978 | #910 | 156 | #6 | 34,282 |
| 1977 | #869 | 167 | #9 | 31,965 |
| 1976 | #924 | 140 | #9 | 29,951 |
| 1975 | #1,048 | 113 | #9 | 28,527 |
| 1974 | #1,082 | 108 | #9 | 27,194 |
| 1973 | #1,054 | 110 | #10 | 24,531 |
| 1972 | #996 | 119 | #10 | 22,928 |
| 1971 | #1,211 | 93 | #19 | 22,543 |
| 1970 | #1,526 | 64 | #24 | 20,185 |
| 1969 | #1,370 | 70 | #24 | 17,462 |
| 1968 | #1,258 | 76 | #24 | 15,823 |
| 1967 | #1,617 | 49 | #28 | 13,568 |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | #34 | 10,803 |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | #36 | 9,982 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #43 | 8,981 |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 | #50 | 8,034 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #56 | 7,279 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #59 | 7,081 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #61 | 6,925 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 | #63 | 6,542 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #60 | 6,377 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #83 | 5,234 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #90 | 4,366 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #105 | 3,279 |
| 1954 | — | #124 | 2,688 | |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #130 | 2,374 |
| 1952 | — | #142 | 2,032 | |
| 1951 | — | #163 | 1,605 | |
| 1950 | — | #174 | 1,299 | |
| 1949 | — | #176 | 1,219 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #190 | 1,054 |
| 1947 | — | #196 | 1,045 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #194 | 892 |
| 1945 | — | #198 | 730 | |
| 1944 | — | #195 | 765 | |
| 1943 | — | #197 | 822 | |
| 1942 | — | #189 | 842 | |
| 1941 | — | #198 | 727 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #198 | 664 |
| 1939 | — | #201 | 622 | |
| 1938 | — | #205 | 608 | |
| 1937 | — | #201 | 605 | |
| 1936 | — | #202 | 608 | |
| 1935 | — | #195 | 654 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #202 | 610 |
| 1933 | — | #201 | 581 | |
| 1932 | — | #188 | 702 | |
| 1931 | — | #208 | 608 | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #204 | 657 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #189 | 727 |
| 1928 | — | #182 | 784 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #183 | 790 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #185 | 777 |
| 1925 | — | #174 | 840 | |
| 1924 | — | #171 | 850 | |
| 1923 | — | #163 | 935 | |
| 1922 | — | #159 | 982 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #161 | 914 |
| 1920 | — | #151 | 967 | |
| 1919 | — | #152 | 879 | |
| 1918 | — | #148 | 963 | |
| 1917 | — | #149 | 862 | |
| 1916 | — | #148 | 825 | |
| 1915 | — | #150 | 798 | |
| 1914 | — | #151 | 613 | |
| 1913 | — | #151 | 491 | |
| 1912 | — | #156 | 380 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #152 | 220 |
| 1910 | — | #158 | 197 | |
| 1909 | — | #166 | 147 | |
| 1908 | — | #155 | 152 | |
| 1907 | — | #174 | 124 | |
| 1906 | — | #150 | 136 | |
| 1905 | — | #177 | 107 | |
| 1904 | — | #185 | 97 | |
| 1903 | — | #166 | 102 | |
| 1902 | — | #167 | 104 | |
| 1901 | — | #167 | 89 | |
| 1900 | — | #161 | 130 | |
| 1899 | — | #150 | 101 | |
| 1898 | — | #135 | 133 | |
| 1897 | — | #156 | 100 | |
| 1896 | — | #136 | 123 | |
| 1895 | — | #139 | 112 | |
| 1894 | — | #131 | 124 | |
| 1893 | — | #138 | 108 | |
| 1892 | — | #128 | 132 | |
| 1891 | — | #122 | 113 | |
| 1890 | — | #164 | 86 | |
| 1889 | — | #118 | 118 | |
| 1888 | — | #136 | 114 | |
| 1887 | — | #123 | 108 | |
| 1886 | — | #123 | 112 | |
| 1885 | — | #123 | 111 | |
| 1884 | — | #123 | 117 | |
| 1883 | — | #152 | 86 | |
| 1882 | — | #127 | 109 | |
| 1881 | — | #154 | 80 | |
| 1880 | — | #116 | 113 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Matthew was already there! It came in at #116, and was given to 113 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1891, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Matthew is popular in 1981
- 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
- Maine#1 · 1 in 23
- Iowa#1 · 1 in 26
- Nebraska#1 · 1 in 27
- New Hampshire#2 · 1 in 23
- Massachusetts#2 · 1 in 24
Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #1 | 824 | 1 in 26 |
| Maine | #1 | 305 | 1 in 23 |
| Nebraska | #1 | 456 | 1 in 27 |
| Illinois | #2 | 2,294 | 1 in 37 |
| Massachusetts | #2 | 1,491 | 1 in 24 |
| Michigan | #2 | 2,062 | 1 in 32 |
| Minnesota | #2 | 1,233 | 1 in 27 |
| New Hampshire | #2 | 263 | 1 in 23 |
| Ohio | #2 | 2,634 | 1 in 31 |
| Pennsylvania | #2 | 2,764 | 1 in 28 |
| South Dakota | #2 | 189 | 1 in 29 |
| Wisconsin | #2 | 1,274 | 1 in 27 |
| Colorado | #3 | 728 | 1 in 33 |
| Connecticut | #3 | 621 | 1 in 29 |
| Delaware | #3 | 136 | 1 in 28 |
| Indiana | #3 | 1,293 | 1 in 31 |
| Kansas | #3 | 569 | 1 in 32 |
| Missouri | #3 | 1,123 | 1 in 33 |
| Montana | #3 | 183 | 1 in 32 |
| Rhode Island | #3 | 237 | 1 in 24 |
| Wyoming | #3 | 129 | 1 in 31 |
| Idaho | #4 | 205 | 1 in 40 |
| Nevada | #4 | 160 | 1 in 35 |
| New Mexico | #4 | 246 | 1 in 45 |
| North Dakota | #4 | 194 | 1 in 30 |
| Oregon | #4 | 546 | 1 in 37 |
| Vermont | #4 | 105 | 1 in 31 |
| Alaska | #5 | 107 | 1 in 38 |
| Arizona | #5 | 515 | 1 in 45 |
| California | #5 | 3,884 | 1 in 52 |
| District of Columbia | #5 | 180 | 1 in 44 |
| Oklahoma | #5 | 603 | 1 in 39 |
| Utah | #5 | 443 | 1 in 43 |
| Washington | #5 | 789 | 1 in 40 |
| Maryland | #6 | 654 | 1 in 37 |
| New Jersey | #6 | 1,088 | 1 in 39 |
| New York | #6 | 2,742 | 1 in 41 |
| Virginia | #6 | 909 | 1 in 38 |
| West Virginia | #6 | 396 | 1 in 33 |
| Arkansas | #7 | 352 | 1 in 43 |
| Kentucky | #7 | 681 | 1 in 40 |
| North Carolina | #8 | 877 | 1 in 43 |
| Alabama | #9 | 567 | 1 in 46 |
| Florida | #9 | 1,183 | 1 in 53 |
| Tennessee | #9 | 725 | 1 in 45 |
| Georgia | #10 | 846 | 1 in 48 |
| Louisiana | #10 | 605 | 1 in 61 |
| South Carolina | #10 | 393 | 1 in 54 |
| Texas | #11 | 2,141 | 1 in 64 |
| Hawaii | #13 | 119 | 1 in 57 |
| Mississippi | #15 | 267 | 1 in 72 |
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 Matthew
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#33 → #32)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#30 → #32)
- 17 spots since 2015 (#15 → #32)
- Biggest jump: 42 spots in 1891 (#164 → #122)
- Biggest drop: 46 spots in 1890 (#118 → #164)
Rise & fade · boys
115 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1995 at #2 (32,882 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 37 yrs
- Top 10: 37 yrs · run 1972–2008
- Top 100: 70 yrs · run 1956–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 36
- Highest: 1 in 36 boys born in 1983 were named Matthew (2.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 244 boys born in 2025 (0.41%)
- Its best rank, #2 in 1995, was only 1 in 58 (1.7%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 27.7% of all boys named Matthew (458,951) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,068 | #116 (1880) | #130 |
| 1890s | 1,132 | #122 (1891) | #140 |
| 1900s | 1,188 | #150 (1906) | #167 |
| 1910s | 6,228 | #148 (1918) | #152 |
| 1920s | 8,566 | #151 (1920) | #172 |
| 1930s | 6,255 | #188 (1932) | #201 |
| 1940s | 8,760 | #176 (1949) | #193 |
| 1950s | 35,796 | #60 (1958) | #113 |
| 1960s | 105,938 | #24 (1969) | #42 |
| 1970s | 277,727 | #6 (1979) | #11 |
| 1980s | 458,951 | #3 (1983) | #3 |
| 1990s | 351,682 | #2 (1995) | #3 |
| 2000s | 221,631 | #3 (2000) | #6 |
| 2010s | 125,101 | #12 (2011) | #16 |
| 2020s | 44,052 | #30 (2020) | #34 |
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.
Matthew in 1981
girls
#801
201 births · 1 in 8,299 girls
boys
#3
43,330 births · 1 in 41 boys
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 8,299 of them was named Matthew, which outranked 93.4% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 41 of them was named Matthew, which outranked 100.0% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Matthew
- #1Michael68,750
- #2Christopher50,221
- #3Matthew43,330
- #4Jason41,927
- #5David40,629
- #6Joshua39,024
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.