Matthew

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Matthew is an English language masculine given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎".

From Wikipedia

Matthew first appears in the data in 1965 and has been recorded in 49 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 61 babies (rank #297 that year). It was not in the 2017 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,489

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Matthew — evangelist
In Anne of Green Gables: Matthew Cuthbert — Marilla's gentle brother
In Downton Abbey: Matthew Crawley — heir presumptive, Mary's husband

Famous people named Matthew

Matthew McConaugheyfilm actor · b. 1969
Matthew Perryvideo game actor · b. 1969
Matthew Arnoldphilologist · b. 1822
Matthew Broderickfilm actor · b. 1962
Matthew Foxfilm actor · b. 1966

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1965	1	#1,087
1966	1	#1,116
1967	1	#1,143
1968	1	#1,164
1969	1	#1,074
1971	5	#807
1972	6	#761
1973	9	#636
1974	10	#617
1975	8	#657
1976	11	#588
1977	10	#611
1978	12	#578
1979	7	#716
1980	9	#682
1981	8	#713
1982	26	#402
1983	47	#280
1984	25	#423
1985	18	#506
1986	35	#364
1987	41	#342
1988	35	#385
1989	37	#382
1990	30	#454
1991	28	#462
1992	36	#399
1993	34	#400
1994	46	#337
1995	52	#303
1996	55	#305
1997	44	#359
1998	55	#313
1999	56	#315
2000	61	#297
2001	61	#289
2002	42	#369
2003	41	#363
2004	40	#376
2005	42	#353
2006	49	#304
2007	41	#336
2008	50	#287
2009	38	#346
2010	42	#316
2011	40	#318
2012	48	#272
2013	38	#313
2014	56	#235