Mat vs Mathew

Side-by-side comparison of Mat and Mathew - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mat

Boy name

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Name B

Mathew

Boy name · Rank #936

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Metric Mat Mathew
Current Rank Unranked #936
Total Births (all years) 794 77,538
Peak Year 1917 1990
Peak Year Births 21 2,174
Peak Decade 1920s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mat Mathew
1880s 115 474
1890s 64 415
1900s 37 385
1910s 120 1,584
1920s 129 1,739
1930s 60 890
1940s 31 866
1950s 55 2,059
1960s 109 4,653
1970s 58 10,849
1980s 5 18,622
1990s - 16,799
2000s - 10,615
2010s 11 5,910
2020s - 1,678

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mat Mathew
2014 - 625
2015 - 628
2016 - 565
2017 - 503
2018 - 479
2019 - 389
2020 - 352
2021 - 315
2022 - 271
2023 - 259
2024 - 246
2025 - 235

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2013.

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