Boys' name · since 1970
Atthew
Atthew has 194 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,139 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 194
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atthew sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 194 recorded since 1970.
Atthew has 194 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1989.
- #13,139 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 194 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atthew ranks #13,139 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,139 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 194
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atthew's 194 recorded births place it above 71.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Atthew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Atthew splits its recorded history at 1982: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Atthew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1989
- Peak year (1983)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Atthew by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (153 births, 79% of the file).
1980s was Atthew's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Atthew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 153 births (79% of all-time use).
Atthew by state
Where Atthew concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 194 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Atthews (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Atthew: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Atthew draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.