Trend of the Popularity of Matthew as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,030 male babies that were named Matthew in California, which was 0.57% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Matthew peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 4,884 babies, which was 1.68% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Matthew, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Matthew.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Matthew in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Matthew in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Matthew from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Matthew as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	3379	1.76
1981	3884	1.93
1982	4132	2.02
1983	4697	2.27
1984	4675	2.20
1985	4513	2.02
1986	4698	2.06
1987	4696	1.97
1988	4855	1.93
1989	4744	1.77
1990	4884	1.68
1991	4458	1.55
1992	4075	1.43
1993	3812	1.38
1994	3567	1.34
1995	3540	1.36
1996	3372	1.33
1997	3260	1.33
1998	3456	1.42
1999	3321	1.37
2000	3254	1.31
2001	3083	1.26
2002	3093	1.26
2003	2986	1.19
2004	2864	1.14
2005	2880	1.13
2006	2755	1.06
2007	2591	0.99
2008	2545	1.00
2009	2425	1.00
2010	2241	0.96
2011	2466	1.07
2012	2656	1.15
2013	2569	1.13
2014	2488	1.08
2015	2445	1.08
2016	2421	1.08
2017	2138	0.99
2018	1707	0.83
2019	1569	0.77
2020	1347	0.71
2021	1182	0.63
2022	1092	0.58
2023	1076	0.60
2024	1030	0.57