Mathew
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of God; a spelling variant of Matthew.
Babies a year
499
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#975
down from #939
UK popularity
#2133
11 babies
How Mathew has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #477 |
| 2016 | #524 |
| 2017 | #552 |
| 2018 | #580 |
| 2019 | #670 |
| 2020 | #713 |
| 2021 | #783 |
| 2022 | #881 |
| 2023 | #894 |
| 2024 | #939 |
| 2025 | #975 |
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Mathew. In the US, 499 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,174 in 1990.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Mathew was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.10% of American babies of that sex.
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