Mathew
Last seen for girls in 2000 at #15,031 · #973 for boys in 2025, 235 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1984 · 1,968 births
- Debut · boys
- 60 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 77,538since 1880
Mathew over time
Rank among boys' names. Mathew has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #973 | 235 | |
| 2024 | — | #936 | 246 | |
| 2023 | — | #897 | 259 | |
| 2022 | — | #878 | 271 | |
| 2021 | — | #782 | 315 | |
| 2020 | — | #711 | 352 | |
| 2019 | — | #670 | 389 | |
| 2018 | — | #578 | 479 | |
| 2017 | — | #551 | 503 | |
| 2016 | — | #523 | 565 | |
| 2015 | — | #477 | 628 | |
| 2014 | — | #465 | 625 | |
| 2013 | — | #431 | 674 | |
| 2012 | — | #427 | 656 | |
| 2011 | — | #408 | 691 | |
| 2010 | — | #401 | 700 | |
| 2009 | — | #380 | 799 | |
| 2008 | — | #368 | 833 | |
| 2007 | — | #346 | 926 | |
| 2006 | — | #316 | 1,011 | |
| 2005 | — | #300 | 1,093 | |
| 2004 | — | #291 | 1,092 | |
| 2003 | — | #279 | 1,125 | |
| 2002 | — | #273 | 1,121 | |
| 2001 | — | #259 | 1,272 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #251 | 1,343 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #227 | 1,471 |
| 1998 | — | #221 | 1,452 | |
| 1997 | — | #215 | 1,432 | |
| 1996 | — | #204 | 1,514 | |
| 1995 | — | #192 | 1,600 | |
| 1994 | — | #187 | 1,634 | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #187 | 1,705 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #174 | 1,833 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #161 | 1,984 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #148 | 2,174 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #143 | 2,162 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #142 | 2,061 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #140 | 2,045 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #141 | 1,967 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #148 | 1,880 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #139 | 1,968 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #146 | 1,866 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #160 | 1,712 |
| 1981 | — | #165 | 1,627 | |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #183 | 1,334 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #192 | 1,256 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #182 | 1,286 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #191 | 1,240 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #192 | 1,162 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #198 | 1,125 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #204 | 1,084 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #213 | 1,027 |
| 1972 | — | #237 | 905 | |
| 1971 | — | #244 | 935 | |
| 1970 | — | #265 | 829 | |
| 1969 | — | #297 | 655 | |
| 1968 | — | #302 | 617 | |
| 1967 | — | #301 | 594 | |
| 1966 | — | #342 | 476 | |
| 1965 | — | #365 | 443 | |
| 1964 | — | #371 | 448 | |
| 1963 | — | #393 | 412 | |
| 1962 | — | #440 | 325 | |
| 1961 | — | #427 | 347 | |
| 1960 | — | #438 | 336 | |
| 1959 | — | #417 | 359 | |
| 1958 | — | #421 | 348 | |
| 1957 | — | #493 | 251 | |
| 1956 | — | #499 | 230 | |
| 1955 | — | #555 | 175 | |
| 1954 | — | #537 | 183 | |
| 1953 | — | #557 | 161 | |
| 1952 | — | #591 | 140 | |
| 1951 | — | #633 | 124 | |
| 1950 | — | #731 | 88 | |
| 1949 | — | #634 | 116 | |
| 1948 | — | #744 | 82 | |
| 1947 | — | #711 | 93 | |
| 1946 | — | #746 | 78 | |
| 1945 | — | #636 | 90 | |
| 1944 | — | #712 | 76 | |
| 1943 | — | #709 | 82 | |
| 1942 | — | #729 | 78 | |
| 1941 | — | #677 | 82 | |
| 1940 | — | #631 | 89 | |
| 1939 | — | #738 | 66 | |
| 1938 | — | #683 | 78 | |
| 1937 | — | #691 | 75 | |
| 1936 | — | #633 | 83 | |
| 1935 | — | #618 | 90 | |
| 1934 | — | #630 | 91 | |
| 1933 | — | #614 | 89 | |
| 1932 | — | #588 | 101 | |
| 1931 | — | #596 | 97 | |
| 1930 | — | #549 | 120 | |
| 1929 | — | #505 | 136 | |
| 1928 | — | #489 | 154 | |
| 1927 | — | #500 | 147 | |
| 1926 | — | #465 | 167 | |
| 1925 | — | #475 | 163 | |
| 1924 | — | #442 | 192 | |
| 1923 | — | #457 | 178 | |
| 1922 | — | #421 | 203 | |
| 1921 | — | #444 | 192 | |
| 1920 | — | #408 | 207 | |
| 1919 | — | #368 | 247 | |
| 1918 | — | #409 | 206 | |
| 1917 | — | #389 | 208 | |
| 1916 | — | #372 | 217 | |
| 1915 | — | #376 | 204 | |
| 1914 | — | #397 | 143 | |
| 1913 | — | #349 | 140 | |
| 1912 | — | #342 | 121 | |
| 1911 | — | #432 | 45 | |
| 1910 | — | #345 | 53 | |
| 1909 | — | #365 | 42 | |
| 1908 | — | #413 | 33 | |
| 1907 | — | #286 | 54 | |
| 1906 | — | #489 | 21 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #379 | 29 | |
| 1903 | — | #322 | 34 | |
| 1902 | — | #302 | 40 | |
| 1901 | — | #275 | 39 | |
| 1900 | — | #271 | 57 | |
| 1899 | — | #276 | 39 | |
| 1898 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1897 | — | #244 | 50 | |
| 1896 | — | #290 | 40 | |
| 1895 | — | #316 | 33 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #279 | 39 | |
| 1892 | — | #239 | 55 | |
| 1891 | — | #240 | 44 | |
| 1890 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1889 | — | #251 | 42 | |
| 1888 | — | #216 | 67 | |
| 1887 | — | #299 | 31 | |
| 1886 | — | #248 | 48 | |
| 1885 | — | #284 | 34 | |
| 1884 | — | #233 | 53 | |
| 1883 | — | #273 | 37 | |
| 1882 | — | #245 | 47 | |
| 1881 | — | #205 | 55 | |
| 1880 | — | #200 | 60 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mathew was already there! It came in at #200, and was given to 60 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1906, when fewer than 22 boys a year got the name.
Where Mathew is popular in 1975
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#66 · 1 in 300
- South Dakota#89 · 1 in 429
- Idaho#92 · 1 in 452
- Montana#94 · 1 in 416
- Utah#94 · 1 in 498
Best ever in a state: #54 in Wyoming, 1986.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #66 | 9 | 1 in 300 |
| South Dakota | #89 | 11 | 1 in 429 |
| Idaho | #92 | 15 | 1 in 452 |
| Montana | #94 | 12 | 1 in 416 |
| Utah | #94 | 29 | 1 in 498 |
| Iowa | #106 | 31 | 1 in 633 |
| Massachusetts | #108 | 37 | 1 in 894 |
| Washington | #108 | 36 | 1 in 645 |
| Minnesota | #109 | 39 | 1 in 689 |
| Connecticut | #110 | 22 | 1 in 740 |
| North Dakota | #110 | 8 | 1 in 594 |
| Oregon | #110 | 25 | 1 in 629 |
| Wisconsin | #112 | 37 | 1 in 834 |
| Colorado | #127 | 26 | 1 in 718 |
| New Hampshire | #129 | 5 | 1 in 981 |
| Indiana | #130 | 43 | 1 in 911 |
| Maine | #135 | 7 | 1 in 937 |
| Nebraska | #140 | 11 | 1 in 976 |
| Missouri | #141 | 35 | 1 in 940 |
| Kansas | #143 | 17 | 1 in 865 |
| Ohio | #151 | 64 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Oklahoma | #158 | 18 | 1 in 1,037 |
| West Virginia | #170 | 10 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Michigan | #176 | 44 | 1 in 1,406 |
| California | #181 | 149 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Illinois | #197 | 61 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Pennsylvania | #203 | 35 | 1 in 2,049 |
| New Jersey | #226 | 23 | 1 in 1,795 |
| Florida | #227 | 34 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Maryland | #227 | 11 | 1 in 1,882 |
| New Mexico | #229 | 8 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Arkansas | #237 | 9 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Kentucky | #239 | 13 | 1 in 2,000 |
| Hawaii | #248 | 5 | 1 in 1,208 |
| New York | #250 | 57 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Virginia | #263 | 14 | 1 in 2,203 |
| Arizona | #272 | 10 | 1 in 1,747 |
| Georgia | #294 | 16 | 1 in 2,276 |
| South Carolina | #362 | 6 | 1 in 3,301 |
| Texas | #376 | 37 | 1 in 2,894 |
| North Carolina | #378 | 10 | 1 in 3,655 |
| Louisiana | #407 | 9 | 1 in 3,352 |
| Alabama | #412 | 6 | 1 in 4,247 |
| Tennessee | #415 | 6 | 1 in 5,017 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mathew
- 37 spots since 2024 (#936 → #973)
- 262 spots since 2020 (#711 → #973)
- 496 spots since 2015 (#477 → #973)
- Biggest jump: 203 spots in 1907 (#489 → #286)
- Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1906 (#337 → #489)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1984 at #139 (1,968 births)
- Births halved by 2007, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 913 boys born in 1987 were named Mathew (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,268 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #139 in 1984, was only 1 in 917 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.0% of all boys named Mathew (18,622) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 474 | #200 (1880) | #245 |
| 1890s | 415 | #239 (1892) | #274 |
| 1900s | 385 | #271 (1900) | #344 |
| 1910s | 1,584 | #342 (1912) | #378 |
| 1920s | 1,739 | #408 (1920) | #461 |
| 1930s | 890 | #549 (1930) | #634 |
| 1940s | 866 | #631 (1940) | #693 |
| 1950s | 2,059 | #417 (1959) | #543 |
| 1960s | 4,653 | #297 (1969) | #368 |
| 1970s | 10,849 | #182 (1978) | #212 |
| 1980s | 18,622 | #139 (1984) | #151 |
| 1990s | 16,799 | #148 (1990) | #192 |
| 2000s | 10,615 | #251 (2000) | #306 |
| 2010s | 5,910 | #401 (2010) | #493 |
| 2020s | 1,678 | #711 (2020) | #863 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mathew in 1975
Top girls' names in 1975
Top boys' names in 1975
More about 1975
girls
1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 208,266 of them was named Mathew, which outranked 32.4% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,484Zoey8
- #6,484Zuleyka8
- #6,484Zully8
- #7,173Mathew7
- #7,173Aarti7
- #7,173Abigale7
- #7,173Acquanetta7
- #7,984Aaryn6
- #7,984Abagail6
- #7,984Adine6
Tied with 810 names at #7,173; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 1,388 of them was named Mathew, which outranked 96.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.