Recorded 1975–1994 Boys' name Peak 1983 133 births

Mathhew — boys' name

133 babies named Mathhew in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s911990s26

The verdict

133 boys have been named Mathhew since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

133
total births
1975–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Mathhew was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mathhew in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mathhew

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Mathhew between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mathhew currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mathhew performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mathhew shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mathhew in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mathhew 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 133 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.

Mathhew at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

133

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Mathhew popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 199419921989198719851983198119771975 5

Mathhew by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
91 births that decade — 68% of Mathhew's all-time total
1970s161980s911990s26

Mathhew by state

Where Mathhew concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mathhew
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 5.3%
California share of Mathhew's total US births 5.3%

7 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mathhew?
133 babies have been named Mathhew since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Mathhew most popular?
Mathhew was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Mathhew most popular?
The top states for the name Mathhew are California (7 births).
How long has the name Mathhew been used?
Mathhew has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Mathhew?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 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, 1975–1994 (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.