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Mathew

Mathew is currently the #973 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 235 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #711 to #973. Looking at the full record since 1880, Mathew hit its all-time high of #139 in 1984, when 1,968 boys were given the name. State by state, Kentucky leads the way at #625.

Rankings

2025 rank
#973
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#139
in 1984 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
235
boys named Mathew

Mathew popularity, 1880–2025

0.030%0.059%0.089%0.12%18801900192019401960198020002020#139 in 1984
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1984

Where Mathew is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025NH—Washington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025MI—New York: #994 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#994Massachusetts: #690 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#690Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025IN—Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: #913 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#913New Jersey: #915 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#915Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025CT—California: #731 (36 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#731Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025MO—Kentucky: #625 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)KY#625West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025VA—Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025AL—Georgia: #990 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#990Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mathew in 2025HI—Texas: #789 (34 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#789Florida: #633 (26 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)FL#633
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kentucky (#625), Florida (#633), Massachusetts (#690)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Mathew in the most recent year of SSA data.

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