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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 7,003 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 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Matthew peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1983 with a count of 50,209 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 2025.

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	37834	2.12
1981	43330	2.42
1982	46045	2.54
1983	50209	2.80
1984	49767	2.76
1985	47075	2.55
1986	46929	2.55
1987	46511	2.49
1988	45876	2.40
1989	45375	2.27
1990	44826	2.18
1991	41647	2.06
1992	37733	1.89
1993	35782	1.82
1994	33654	1.74
1995	32882	1.73
1996	32077	1.69
1997	31517	1.67
1998	31146	1.63
1999	30418	1.58
2000	28580	1.46
2001	26812	1.38
2002	25154	1.30
2003	24011	1.22
2004	22882	1.15
2005	21483	1.08
2006	20339	0.99
2007	18756	0.90
2008	17604	0.86
2009	16010	0.81
2010	14148	0.74
2011	14184	0.75
2012	13993	0.74
2013	13364	0.71
2014	12944	0.67
2015	12785	0.67
2016	12665	0.67
2017	11732	0.63
2018	10009	0.55
2019	9277	0.52
2020	8142	0.47
2021	7489	0.43
2022	7077	0.41
2023	7234	0.42
2024	7107	0.41
2025	7003	0.41