Boys' name · since 1987
Matthiew
45 babies named Matthiew in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 45
- total births
- 1987–2000
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
Matthiew is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Matthiew recorded 45 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2000.
- 45 total births
- 1987–2000 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matthiew's 45 recorded births place it above 49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matthiew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Matthiew splits its recorded history at 1995: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Matthiew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2000
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Matthiew by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Matthiew's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Matthiew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (78% of all-time use).
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- Matthiew's decade-level peak was the 1990s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matthiew: Baby Name Since 1987 - 45 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matthiew. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Matthiew 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 July 2026.