Metthew — boys' name
21 babies named Metthew in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
100% of everyone ever named Metthew was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Metthew in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Metthew
The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Metthew between 1981 and 1987, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Metthew currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Metthew performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Metthew 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 21 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.
Metthew at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Metthew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1981
- Peak year (1983)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1987.
21 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 10 births in a single year.
Metthew by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 21 births that decade — 100% of Metthew's all-time total
Metthew decade highlights
- Peak decade 21 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Metthew's strongest decade
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1981–1987 (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.