Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishMatthew is an English language masculine given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "מַתִּתְיָהוּ".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Matthew yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
We're religious and Matthew felt genuinely biblical without being heavy. You can be a regular guy named Matthew. That matters. Not every name needs to announce its origins every time you introduce yourself.
— Rebecca, Charlotte NC, 2017
Matt is one of those names that ages perfectly. Little kid Matt, teenage Matt, thirty-five-year-old Matt at a job interview, sixty-year-old Matt. It works at every stage. I thought about that longer than my husband thought was necessary.
— Diane, Sacramento CA, 2019
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,204 | #2 |
| 1992 | 3,825 | #2 |
| 1993 | 3,593 | #2 |
| 1994 | 2,982 | #2 |
| 1995 | 3,482 | #1 |
| 1996 | 3,360 | #1 |
| 1997 | 3,073 | #1 |
| 1998 | 3,066 | #1 |
| 1999 | 2,901 | #1 |
| 2000 | 2,702 | #1 |
| 2001 | 2,510 | #1 |
| 2002 | 2,308 | #2 |
| 2003 | 2,162 | #4 |
| 2004 | 2,148 | #3 |
| 2005 | 2,009 | #5 |
| 2006 | 1,835 | #7 |
| 2007 | 1,630 | #8 |
| 2008 | 1,582 | #12 |
| 2009 | 1,344 | #15 |
| 2010 | 1,217 | #16 |
| 2011 | 1,103 | #20 |
| 2012 | 994 | #25 |
| 2013 | 921 | #29 |
| 2014 | 848 | #33 |
| 2015 | 780 | #38 |
| 2016 | 678 | #44 |
| 2017 | 691 | #38 |
| 2018 | 590 | #54 |
| 2019 | 563 | #52 |
| 2020 | 469 | #64 |
| 2021 | 458 | #71 |
| 2022 | 377 | #80 |
| 2023 | 390 | #69 |
| 2024 | 426 | #62 |
