Boys' name · since 1982
Matthw
Matthw has 18 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 18
- total births
- 1982–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
18 boys have been named Matthw since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matthw has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1987.
- 18 total births
- 1982–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matthw's 18 recorded births place it above 34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matthw's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matthw's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matthw popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1987
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Matthw by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Matthw's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Matthw births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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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, 1982–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matthw: Baby Name Since 1982 - 18 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matthw. 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 Matthw 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.