Recorded 1970–1989 Boys' name Peak 1983 194 births

Atthew — boys' name

194 babies named Atthew in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s411980s153
1980s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Atthew was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

22 babies were named Atthew in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Atthew

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Atthew between 1970 and 1989, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Atthew currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atthew performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Atthew shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Atthew in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atthew in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 194 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Atthew at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

194

Since 1970

20 years of records

Peak year

1983

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1970

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1989

Atthew popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1970

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
22
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 198919871985198319811979197619721970 5

Atthew by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
153 births that decade — 79% of Atthew's all-time total
1970s411980s153

Atthew by state

Where Atthew concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Atthew
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Atthew's total US births 2.6%

5 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atthew?
194 babies have been named Atthew since 1970. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 22 births.
When was Atthew most popular?
Atthew was most popular in the 1980s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Atthew most popular?
The top states for the name Atthew are California (5 births).
How long has the name Atthew been used?
Atthew has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 20 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Atthew?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atticus, Attilio, Attila, Attikus, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.