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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 7,078 male babies that were named Matthew in the US, which was 0.41% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Matthew peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1983 with a count of 50,208 babies, which was 2.80% of the total male babies born in the US in 1983.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	37839	2.12
1981	43328	2.42
1982	46050	2.54
1983	50208	2.80
1984	49769	2.76
1985	47079	2.55
1986	46924	2.55
1987	46507	2.49
1988	45875	2.40
1989	45374	2.27
1990	44822	2.18
1991	41647	2.06
1992	37733	1.89
1993	35780	1.82
1994	33654	1.74
1995	32879	1.73
1996	32077	1.69
1997	31518	1.67
1998	31145	1.63
1999	30418	1.58
2000	28580	1.46
2001	26812	1.38
2002	25154	1.30
2003	24010	1.22
2004	22882	1.15
2005	21481	1.08
2006	20339	0.99
2007	18753	0.90
2008	17602	0.86
2009	16007	0.81
2010	14145	0.74
2011	14179	0.75
2012	13991	0.74
2013	13360	0.71
2014	12940	0.67
2015	12783	0.67
2016	12665	0.67
2017	11730	0.63
2018	10004	0.55
2019	9270	0.52
2020	8137	0.47
2021	7479	0.43
2022	7070	0.41
2023	7221	0.42
2024	7078	0.41