Matthew Boy
How popular is Matthew?
#32 boy name in 2025
7,003 baby boys were named Matthew in the US in 2025, making it the 32nd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Matthew popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #32 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7,003 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-45% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #15 in 2015, #30 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1983 (50,209 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2 in 1995 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Matthew counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Matthew family of names ranked #36 for boys in 2025 (#37 the year before), with 7,238 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 7,003 | 97% |
| Mathew | 235 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Matthew is most popular
Babies named Matthew per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alaska: 7.6 per 1,000 (90 boys)
- New Jersey: 7.3 per 1,000 (1,460 boys)
- Florida: 6.7 per 1,000 (3,192 boys)
- Delaware: 6.7 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- Connecticut: 6.6 per 1,000 (444 boys)
Matthew by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,068 | #116 |
| 1890s | 1,132 | #122 |
| 1900s | 1,188 | #150 |
| 1910s | 6,228 | #148 |
| 1920s | 8,566 | #151 |
| 1930s | 6,255 | #188 |
| 1940s | 8,760 | #176 |
| 1950s | 35,796 | #60 |
| 1960s | 105,938 | #24 |
| 1970s | 277,727 | #6 |
| 1980s | 458,951 | #3 |
| 1990s | 351,682 | #2 |
| 2000s | 221,631 | #3 |
| 2010s | 125,101 | #12 |
| 2020s | 44,052 | #30 |
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Questions
- Is Matthew a boy or girl name?
- Matthew is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Matthew were boys.
- How popular is the name Matthew?
- 7,003 baby boys were named Matthew in the US in 2025, making it the 32nd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Matthew most popular?
- Matthew peaked in 1983, when 50,209 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2, held for 2 years starting in 1995.
- How many people are named Matthew?
- 1,659,655 babies have been named Matthew in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,539,865 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Matthew most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Matthew was most common in Alaska, at 7.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.