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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#1 · 1 in 55
- New Jersey#2 · 1 in 52
- Connecticut#2 · 1 in 57
- New York#2 · 1 in 62
- Delaware#3 · 1 in 59
Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #1 | 593 | 1 in 55 |
| Connecticut | #2 | 293 | 1 in 57 |
| New Jersey | #2 | 901 | 1 in 52 |
| New York | #2 | 1,767 | 1 in 62 |
| Delaware | #3 | 67 | 1 in 59 |
| Maryland | #5 | 383 | 1 in 79 |
| Pennsylvania | #5 | 823 | 1 in 78 |
| Florida | #7 | 1,241 | 1 in 83 |
| Illinois | #7 | 864 | 1 in 89 |
| Georgia | #8 | 644 | 1 in 97 |
| North Carolina | #8 | 586 | 1 in 93 |
| Ohio | #8 | 750 | 1 in 89 |
| Virginia | #8 | 499 | 1 in 88 |
| Indiana | #9 | 396 | 1 in 98 |
| Rhode Island | #9 | 75 | 1 in 65 |
| Alabama | #10 | 275 | 1 in 92 |
| California | #10 | 2,755 | 1 in 94 |
| New Mexico | #10 | 135 | 1 in 84 |
| South Carolina | #10 | 247 | 1 in 92 |
| Arkansas | #11 | 168 | 1 in 93 |
| Michigan | #11 | 571 | 1 in 95 |
| New Hampshire | #11 | 79 | 1 in 69 |
| Oklahoma | #11 | 183 | 1 in 118 |
| Idaho | #12 | 89 | 1 in 102 |
| Kentucky | #12 | 272 | 1 in 88 |
| Nevada | #12 | 158 | 1 in 99 |
| Texas | #12 | 1,713 | 1 in 109 |
| Tennessee | #13 | 395 | 1 in 95 |
| Hawaii | #14 | 52 | 1 in 98 |
| Wyoming | #14 | 24 | 1 in 91 |
| District of Columbia | #15 | 50 | 1 in 93 |
| Maine | #15 | 68 | 1 in 81 |
| Mississippi | #15 | 151 | 1 in 106 |
| Missouri | #15 | 305 | 1 in 115 |
| Washington | #15 | 314 | 1 in 116 |
| Alaska | #16 | 37 | 1 in 90 |
| Arizona | #16 | 409 | 1 in 111 |
| Colorado | #16 | 261 | 1 in 116 |
| Louisiana | #16 | 224 | 1 in 112 |
| Minnesota | #16 | 304 | 1 in 101 |
| Utah | #16 | 196 | 1 in 119 |
| West Virginia | #18 | 97 | 1 in 90 |
| Wisconsin | #19 | 281 | 1 in 106 |
| Oregon | #21 | 164 | 1 in 124 |
| Vermont | #21 | 25 | 1 in 84 |
| Kansas | #24 | 131 | 1 in 128 |
| South Dakota | #25 | 40 | 1 in 106 |
| Iowa | #27 | 138 | 1 in 123 |
| Montana | #27 | 36 | 1 in 121 |
| North Dakota | #28 | 33 | 1 in 104 |
| Nebraska | #31 | 77 | 1 in 138 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1995 at #2 (32,882 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: 37 yrs · run 1972–2008
- Top 100: 70 yrs · run 1956–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 86,419 of them was named Matthew, which outranked 70.6% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,709Zyaire23
- #5,709Zyanna23
- #5,709Zykira23
- #5,906Matthew22
- #5,906Aaliyha22
- #5,906Abbygayle22
- #5,906Adaly22
- #6,125Aadya21
- #6,125Abagayle21
- #6,125Abi21
Tied with 218 names at #5,906; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 101 of them was named Matthew, which outranked 100.0% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.