Matt vs Mathew

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

Name A

Matt

Boy name · Rank #2789

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Name B

Mathew

Boy name · Rank #936

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Metric Matt Mathew
Current Rank #2789 #936
Total Births (all years) 23,887 77,538
Peak Year 1959 1990
Peak Year Births 975 2,174
Peak Decade 1960s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Matt Mathew
1880s 368 474
1890s 257 415
1900s 252 385
1910s 838 1,584
1920s 848 1,739
1930s 587 890
1940s 697 866
1950s 3,513 2,059
1960s 8,226 4,653
1970s 4,564 10,849
1980s 1,750 18,622
1990s 672 16,799
2000s 558 10,615
2010s 528 5,910
2020s 229 1,678

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Matt Mathew
2014 61 625
2015 57 628
2016 59 565
2017 72 503
2018 42 479
2019 39 389
2020 37 352
2021 37 315
2022 34 271
2023 46 259
2024 46 246
2025 29 235

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, 1880–2025.

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