Matthew
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of God.
Babies a year
11,623
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#32
up from #33
UK popularity
#153
353 babies · down from #149
How Matthew has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #15 |
| 2016 | #15 |
| 2017 | #16 |
| 2018 | #20 |
| 2019 | #23 |
| 2020 | #30 |
| 2021 | #36 |
| 2022 | #39 |
| 2023 | #32 |
| 2024 | #33 |
| 2025 | #32 |
In 2025, 353 babies in England and Wales were named Matthew. In the US, 11,623 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 50,214 in 1983.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Matthew was most common in 1985, when it went to 2.45% of American babies of that sex.
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