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Matthew name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Matthew ranks #32 in male records (7,003 reported) and #16,434 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Matthew becoming more popular?

Matthew's reported male count decreased by 104 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #33 to #32. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Matthew in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MatthewFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.12,6650201620252016: 12 female records2017: 13 female records2018: 10 female records2019: 15 female records2020: 7 female records2021: 10 female records2022: 9 female records2023: 6 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 5 female records2016: 12,665 male records2017: 11,732 male records2018: 10,009 male records2019: 9,277 male records2020: 8,142 male records2021: 7,489 male records2022: 7,077 male records2023: 7,234 male records2024: 7,107 male records2025: 7,003 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025516,4347,00332
2024811,7817,10733
2023614,5607,23432
2022910,9257,07739
20211010,0537,48936
2020713,0108,14230
2019157,5889,27723
20181010,30310,00920
2017138,61011,73216
2016129,23612,66515

Questions about Matthew’s popularity

How common is Matthew in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Matthew ranks #32 in male records (7,003 reported) and #16,434 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Matthew?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Matthew only.

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