Mathew — #938 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Mathew

The Social Security Administration has registered 77,298 babies named Mathew between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mathew currently holds the #938 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 2,174 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mathew performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18,622 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Mathew shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11,057 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mathew in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mathew 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 77,298 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.