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United States name statistics

Matthew in United States

Estimated bearers

1,520,938

Country rank

#10

Per 100k

458

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.7%Female 0.3%

Matthew popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Matthew, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 113
  2. 1881: 80
  3. 1882: 109
  4. 1883: 86
  5. 1884: 117
  6. 1885: 111
  7. 1886: 112
  8. 1887: 108
  9. 1888: 114
  10. 1889: 118
  11. 1890: 86
  12. 1891: 113
  13. 1892: 132
  14. 1893: 108
  15. 1894: 124
  16. 1895: 112
  17. 1896: 123
  18. 1897: 100
  19. 1898: 133
  20. 1899: 101
  21. 1900: 130
  22. 1901: 89
  23. 1902: 104
  24. 1903: 102
  25. 1904: 97
  26. 1905: 107
  27. 1906: 136
  28. 1907: 124
  29. 1908: 152
  30. 1909: 147
  31. 1910: 197
  32. 1911: 225
  33. 1912: 380
  34. 1913: 491
  35. 1914: 613
  36. 1915: 798
  37. 1916: 825
  38. 1917: 862
  39. 1918: 963
  40. 1919: 879
  41. 1920: 967
  42. 1921: 919
  43. 1922: 982
  44. 1923: 935
  45. 1924: 850
  46. 1925: 840
  47. 1926: 783
  48. 1927: 795
  49. 1928: 784
  50. 1929: 732
  51. 1930: 665
  52. 1931: 608
  53. 1932: 702
  54. 1933: 581
  55. 1934: 615
  56. 1935: 654
  57. 1936: 608
  58. 1937: 605
  59. 1938: 608
  60. 1939: 622
  61. 1940: 669
  62. 1941: 727
  63. 1942: 842
  64. 1943: 822
  65. 1944: 765
  66. 1945: 730
  67. 1946: 897
  68. 1947: 1,045
  69. 1948: 1,059
  70. 1949: 1,219
  71. 1950: 1,299
  72. 1951: 1,605
  73. 1952: 2,032
  74. 1953: 2,381
  75. 1954: 2,688
  76. 1955: 3,285
  77. 1956: 4,374
  78. 1957: 5,240
  79. 1958: 6,391
  80. 1959: 6,565
  81. 1960: 6,936
  82. 1961: 7,100
  83. 1962: 7,289
  84. 1963: 8,055
  85. 1964: 9,001
  86. 1965: 10k
  87. 1966: 11k
  88. 1967: 14k
  89. 1968: 16k
  90. 1969: 18k
  91. 1970: 20k
  92. 1971: 23k
  93. 1972: 23k
  94. 1973: 25k
  95. 1974: 27k
  96. 1975: 29k
  97. 1976: 30k
  98. 1977: 32k
  99. 1978: 34k
  100. 1979: 36k
  101. 1980: 38k
  102. 1981: 44k
  103. 1982: 46k
  104. 1983: 51k
  105. 1984: 50k
  106. 1985: 47k
  107. 1986: 47k
  108. 1987: 47k
  109. 1988: 46k
  110. 1989: 46k
  111. 1990: 45k
  112. 1991: 42k
  113. 1992: 38k
  114. 1993: 36k
  115. 1994: 34k
  116. 1995: 33k
  117. 1996: 32k
  118. 1997: 32k
  119. 1998: 31k
  120. 1999: 30k
  121. 2000: 29k
  122. 2001: 27k
  123. 2002: 25k
  124. 2003: 24k
  125. 2004: 23k
  126. 2005: 22k
  127. 2006: 20k
  128. 2007: 19k
  129. 2008: 18k
  130. 2009: 16k
  131. 2010: 14k
  132. 2011: 14k
  133. 2012: 14k
  134. 2013: 13k
  135. 2014: 13k
  136. 2015: 13k
  137. 2016: 13k
  138. 2017: 12k
  139. 2018: 10k
  140. 2019: 9,292
  141. 2020: 8,149
  142. 2021: 7,499
  143. 2022: 7,086
  144. 2023: 7,240
  145. 2024: 7,115
  146. 2025: 7,008

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Matthew in United States?

An estimated 1,520,938 people in United States are named Matthew. That works out to 1 in 218 residents.

Is Matthew a common name in United States?

Matthew ranks #10 among first names in United States.