Trend of the Popularity of Matthew as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 280 male babies that were named Matthew in New Jersey, which was 0.70% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Matthew peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1989 with a count of 1,706 babies, which was 3.10% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1989.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Matthew in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Matthew in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Matthew as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	918	2.15
1981	1088	2.56
1982	1219	2.77
1983	1328	3.03
1984	1399	3.16
1985	1390	2.99
1986	1474	3.10
1987	1594	3.19
1988	1631	3.17
1989	1706	3.10
1990	1655	3.02
1991	1618	3.03
1992	1494	2.84
1993	1371	2.69
1994	1385	2.74
1995	1415	2.86
1996	1448	2.98
1997	1421	2.96
1998	1387	2.85
1999	1415	2.98
2000	1255	2.62
2001	1289	2.68
2002	1203	2.52
2003	1226	2.54
2004	1092	2.30
2005	972	2.07
2006	901	1.92
2007	857	1.83
2008	792	1.74
2009	715	1.60
2010	586	1.37
2011	577	1.36
2012	547	1.32
2013	558	1.34
2014	573	1.37
2015	482	1.16
2016	544	1.31
2017	523	1.28
2018	448	1.12
2019	422	1.06
2020	378	0.96
2021	308	0.76
2022	307	0.75
2023	312	0.77
2024	280	0.70