Matthew

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Matthew is an English language masculine given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "ืžึทืชึดึผืชึฐื™ึธื”ื•ึผโ€Ž".

From Wikipedia

Matthew first appears in the data in 1957 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1989 with 2,460 babies (rank #1 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Matthew

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Matthew yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

75,009
Total babies (all years)
67
Years in the data
2,460
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195789#78
1958101#73
1959122#67
1960184#67
1961275#51
1962289#52
1963319#48
1964358#38
1965389#32
1966440#25
1967595#24
1968886#16
19691,043#16
19701,181#14
19711,581#8
19721,764#6
19731,798#4
19742,000#4
19751,977#2
19761,781#3
19771,941#2
19781,809#2
19791,699#4
19801,637#4
19811,867#3
19822,088#1
19832,087#2
19842,228#1
19852,283#1
19862,335#1
19872,206#1
19882,177#1
19892,460#1
19902,376#1
19912,172#1
19921,967#1
19931,787#2
19941,716#2
19951,591#2
19961,445#2
19971,367#2
19981,288#4
19991,233#5
20001,193#5
20011,018#5
2002939#7
2003922#10
2004835#10
2005817#11
2006451#14
2007422#17
2008632#20
2009555#22
2010488#27
2011400#36
2012372#42
2013335#46
2014344#51
20151,076#45
20161,511#25
2017384#64
2018330#68
2019376#73
2020256#82
2021171#84
202295#105
2023156#84