Mathew Boy
How popular is Mathew?
#973 boy name in 2025
235 baby boys were named Mathew in the US in 2025, making it the 973rd most popular boy name.
Mathew popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #973 for boys (▼ 37 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 235 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #477 in 2015, #711 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (2,174 boys) |
| Highest rank | #139 in 1984 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mathew counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Matthew family of names ranked #36 for boys in 2025 (#37 the year before), with 7,238 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 7,003 | 97% |
| Mathew | 235 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mathew is most popular
Babies named Mathew per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (270 boys)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (104 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (93 boys)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (181 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 boys)
Mathew by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 474 | #200 |
| 1890s | 415 | #239 |
| 1900s | 385 | #271 |
| 1910s | 1,584 | #342 |
| 1920s | 1,739 | #408 |
| 1930s | 890 | #549 |
| 1940s | 866 | #631 |
| 1950s | 2,059 | #417 |
| 1960s | 4,653 | #297 |
| 1970s | 10,849 | #182 |
| 1980s | 18,622 | #139 |
| 1990s | 16,799 | #148 |
| 2000s | 10,615 | #251 |
| 2010s | 5,910 | #401 |
| 2020s | 1,678 | #711 |
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Questions
- Is Mathew a boy or girl name?
- Mathew is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mathew were boys.
- How popular is the name Mathew?
- 235 baby boys were named Mathew in the US in 2025, making it the 973rd most popular boy name.
- When was Mathew most popular?
- Mathew peaked in 1990, when 2,174 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #139 in 1984.
- How many people are named Mathew?
- 77,745 babies have been named Mathew in the US since 1880. We estimate about 67,933 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Mathew most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mathew was most common in California, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.