Matthew

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Matthew is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,652,565 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,646,990 as boys and 5,575 as girls. Matthew gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1983 and has since declined significantly. It is the #15 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 7,086
2023 7,227
2022 7,079
2021 7,489
2020 8,144
2019 9,285
2018 10,014
2017 11,743
2016 12,677
2015 12,798
2014 12,955
2013 13,377
2012 14,012
2011 14,201
2010 14,160
2009 16,025
2008 17,625
2007 18,776
2006 20,361
2005 21,514
2004 22,987
2003 24,048
2002 25,188
2001 26,861
2000 28,624
1999 30,455
1998 31,200
1997 31,566
1996 32,145
1995 32,942
1994 33,728
1993 35,850
1992 37,826
1991 41,749
1990 44,947
1989 45,547
1988 46,128
1987 46,796
1986 47,205
1985 47,373
1984 50,062
1983 50,525
1982 46,323
1981 43,529
1980 38,032
1979 35,787
1978 34,441
1977 32,134
1976 30,092
1975 28,643
1974 27,305
1973 24,645
1972 23,050
1971 22,635
1970 20,252
1969 17,531
1968 15,900
1967 13,617
1966 10,844
1965 10,008
1964 9,003
1963 8,055
1962 7,292
1961 7,096
1960 6,936
1959 6,567
1958 6,392
1957 5,242
1956 4,373
1955 3,285
1954 2,688
1953 2,381
1952 2,032
1951 1,605
1950 1,299
1949 1,219
1948 1,059
1947 1,045
1946 897
1945 730
1944 765
1943 822
1942 842
1941 727
1940 669
1939 622
1938 608
1937 605
1936 608
1935 654
1934 615
1933 581
1932 702
1931 608
1930 665
1929 732
1928 784
1927 795
1926 783
1925 840
1924 850
1923 935
1922 982
1921 919
1920 967
1919 879
1918 963
1917 862
1916 825
1915 798
1914 613
1913 491
1912 380
1911 225
1910 197
1909 147
1908 152
1907 124
1906 136
1905 107
1904 97
1903 102
1902 104
1901 89
1900 130
1899 101
1898 133
1897 100
1896 123
1895 112
1894 124
1893 108
1892 132
1891 113
1890 86
1889 118
1888 114
1887 108
1886 112
1885 111
1884 117
1883 86
1882 109
1881 80
1880 113