Matthew is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #32 in 2025.
Matthew is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #32 among boys (7,003) and #16,434 among girls (5) — overall #47 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,008 | 7,031 | #16,434 | #32 |
| 2024 | 7,115 | 7,147 | #11,781 | #33 |
| 2023 | 7,240 | 7,276 | #14,560 | #32 |
| 2022 | 7,086 | 7,126 | #10,925 | #39 |
| 2021 | 7,499 | 7,565 | #10,053 | #36 |
| 2020 | 8,149 | 8,237 | #13,010 | #30 |
| 2019 | 9,292 | 9,365 | #7,588 | #23 |
| 2018 | 10,019 | 10,119 | #10,303 | #20 |
| 2017 | 11,745 | 11,857 | #8,610 | #16 |
| 2016 | 12,677 | 12,773 | #9,236 | #15 |
| 2015 | 12,800 | 12,880 | #7,865 | #15 |
| 2014 | 12,959 | 13,041 | #7,938 | #16 |
| 2013 | 13,381 | 13,466 | #7,271 | #15 |
| 2012 | 14,014 | 14,091 | #6,263 | #12 |
| 2011 | 14,206 | 14,266 | #6,073 | #12 |
| 2010 | 14,163 | 14,220 | #8,158 | #16 |
| 2009 | 16,028 | 16,085 | #7,243 | #13 |
| 2008 | 17,627 | 17,680 | #6,069 | #10 |
| 2007 | 18,779 | 18,811 | #6,021 | #9 |
| 2006 | 20,361 | 20,426 | #6,057 | #5 |
| 2005 | 21,516 | 21,566 | #4,236 | #4 |
| 2004 | 22,987 | 23,040 | #1,816 | #4 |
| 2003 | 24,049 | 24,100 | #3,706 | #4 |
| 2002 | 25,188 | 25,225 | #3,858 | #4 |
| 2001 | 26,861 | 26,899 | #2,948 | #3 |
| 2000 | 28,624 | 28,676 | #3,148 | #3 |
| 1999 | 30,455 | 30,517 | #3,415 | #3 |
| 1998 | 31,201 | 31,251 | #2,520 | #3 |
| 1997 | 31,565 | — | #2,645 | #3 |
| 1996 | 32,145 | — | #2,051 | #2 |
| 1995 | 32,945 | — | #2,144 | #2 |
| 1994 | 33,728 | — | #1,922 | #3 |
| 1993 | 35,852 | — | #2,002 | #3 |
| 1992 | 37,826 | — | #1,638 | #3 |
| 1991 | 41,749 | — | #1,531 | #3 |
| 1990 | 44,951 | — | #1,305 | #3 |
| 1989 | 45,548 | — | #1,000 | #3 |
| 1988 | 46,129 | — | #743 | #3 |
| 1987 | 46,800 | — | #651 | #3 |
| 1986 | 47,210 | — | #660 | #3 |
| 1985 | 47,369 | — | #636 | #3 |
| 1984 | 50,060 | — | #611 | #3 |
| 1983 | 50,526 | — | #570 | #3 |
| 1982 | 46,318 | — | #655 | #3 |
| 1981 | 43,531 | — | #802 | #3 |
| 1980 | 38,027 | — | #819 | #6 |
| 1979 | 35,783 | — | #917 | #6 |
| 1978 | 34,438 | — | #912 | #6 |
| 1977 | 32,132 | — | #869 | #9 |
| 1976 | 30,091 | — | #929 | #9 |
| 1975 | 28,640 | — | #1,051 | #9 |
| 1974 | 27,302 | — | #1,088 | #9 |
| 1973 | 24,641 | — | #1,056 | #10 |
| 1972 | 23,047 | — | #999 | #10 |
| 1971 | 22,636 | — | #1,220 | #19 |
| 1970 | 20,249 | — | #1,538 | #24 |
| 1969 | 17,532 | — | #1,380 | #24 |
| 1968 | 15,899 | — | #1,263 | #24 |
| 1967 | 13,617 | — | #1,633 | #28 |
| 1966 | 10,842 | — | #1,848 | #34 |
| 1965 | 10,006 | — | #2,511 | #36 |
| 1964 | 9,001 | — | #2,881 | #43 |
| 1963 | 8,055 | — | #2,752 | #50 |
| 1962 | 7,289 | — | #4,440 | #56 |
| 1961 | 7,100 | — | #2,916 | #59 |
| 1960 | 6,936 | — | #4,080 | #61 |
| 1959 | 6,565 | — | #2,439 | #63 |
| 1958 | 6,391 | — | #3,328 | #60 |
| 1957 | 5,240 | — | #5,849 | #83 |
| 1956 | 4,374 | — | #4,710 | #90 |
| 1955 | 3,285 | — | #5,624 | #105 |
| 1954 | 2,688 | — | — | #124 |
| 1953 | 2,381 | — | #4,880 | #130 |
| 1952 | 2,032 | — | — | #142 |
| 1951 | 1,605 | — | — | #163 |
| 1950 | 1,299 | — | — | #174 |
| 1949 | 1,219 | — | — | #177 |
| 1948 | 1,059 | — | #5,747 | #190 |
| 1947 | 1,045 | — | — | #196 |
| 1946 | 897 | — | #5,433 | #194 |
| 1945 | 730 | — | — | #198 |
| 1944 | 765 | — | — | #196 |
| 1943 | 822 | — | — | #197 |
| 1942 | 842 | — | — | #189 |
| 1941 | 727 | — | — | #198 |
| 1940 | 669 | — | #4,816 | #198 |
| 1939 | 622 | — | — | #201 |
| 1938 | 608 | — | — | #205 |
| 1937 | 605 | — | — | #201 |
| 1936 | 608 | — | — | #202 |
| 1935 | 654 | — | — | #195 |
| 1934 | 615 | — | #4,749 | #202 |
| 1933 | 581 | — | — | #201 |
| 1932 | 702 | — | — | #188 |
| 1931 | 608 | — | — | #208 |
| 1930 | 665 | — | #3,549 | #204 |
| 1929 | 732 | — | #5,042 | #189 |
| 1928 | 784 | — | — | #182 |
| 1927 | 795 | — | #5,345 | #183 |
| 1926 | 783 | — | #4,663 | #185 |
| 1925 | 840 | — | — | #174 |
| 1924 | 850 | — | — | #171 |
| 1923 | 935 | — | — | #163 |
| 1922 | 982 | — | — | #159 |
| 1921 | 919 | — | #5,627 | #161 |
| 1920 | 967 | — | — | #152 |
| 1919 | 879 | — | — | #152 |
| 1918 | 963 | — | — | #148 |
| 1917 | 862 | — | — | #149 |
| 1916 | 825 | — | — | #148 |
| 1915 | 798 | — | — | #150 |
| 1914 | 613 | — | — | #151 |
| 1913 | 491 | — | — | #151 |
| 1912 | 380 | — | — | #156 |
| 1911 | 225 | — | #2,724 | #153 |
| 1910 | 197 | — | — | #158 |
| 1909 | 147 | — | — | #170 |
| 1908 | 152 | — | — | #157 |
| 1907 | 124 | — | — | #174 |
| 1906 | 136 | — | — | #150 |
| 1905 | 107 | — | — | #177 |
| 1904 | 97 | — | — | #186 |
| 1903 | 102 | — | — | #167 |
| 1902 | 104 | — | — | #170 |
| 1901 | 89 | — | — | #167 |
| 1900 | 130 | — | — | #162 |
| 1899 | 101 | — | — | #151 |
| 1898 | 133 | — | — | #135 |
| 1897 | 100 | — | — | #156 |
| 1896 | 123 | — | — | #136 |
| 1895 | 112 | — | — | #139 |
| 1894 | 124 | — | — | #132 |
| 1893 | 108 | — | — | #138 |
| 1892 | 132 | — | — | #128 |
| 1891 | 113 | — | — | #123 |
| 1890 | 86 | — | — | #165 |
| 1889 | 118 | — | — | #118 |
| 1888 | 114 | — | — | #136 |
| 1887 | 108 | — | — | #123 |
| 1886 | 112 | — | — | #124 |
| 1885 | 111 | — | — | #124 |
| 1884 | 117 | — | — | #124 |
| 1883 | 86 | — | — | #152 |
| 1882 | 109 | — | — | #127 |
| 1881 | 80 | — | — | #157 |
| 1880 | 113 | — | — | #117 |