Matthews vs Matthew

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

Name A

Matthews

Boy name · Rank #4580

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Name B

Matthew

Boy name · Rank #33

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Metric Matthews Matthew
Current Rank #4580 #33
Total Births (all years) 1,605 1,654,075
Peak Year 1988 1983
Peak Year Births 41 50,209
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Matthews Matthew
1880s 5 1,068
1890s 5 1,132
1900s 16 1,188
1910s 89 6,228
1920s 126 8,566
1930s 82 6,255
1940s 104 8,760
1950s 121 35,796
1960s 120 105,938
1970s 141 277,727
1980s 269 458,951
1990s 176 351,682
2000s 175 221,631
2010s 97 125,101
2020s 79 44,052

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Matthews Matthew
2014 10 12,944
2015 17 12,785
2016 10 12,665
2017 9 11,732
2018 10 10,009
2019 7 9,277
2020 14 8,142
2021 9 7,489
2022 7 7,077
2023 17 7,234
2024 22 7,107
2025 10 7,003

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, 1882–2025.

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