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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7,426 | #6 |
| 1997 | 7,443 | #6 |
| 1998 | 7,171 | #6 |
| 1999 | 6,152 | #6 |
| 2000 | 5,482 | #9 |
| 2001 | 4,839 | #9 |
| 2002 | 4,367 | #12 |
| 2003 | 4,480 | #12 |
| 2004 | 4,227 | #12 |
| 2005 | 3,633 | #15 |
| 2006 | 3,400 | #19 |
| 2007 | 2,969 | #24 |
| 2008 | 2,531 | #28 |
| 2009 | 2,122 | #38 |
| 2010 | 1,984 | #41 |
| 2011 | 1,743 | #43 |
| 2012 | 1,518 | #47 |
| 2013 | 1,319 | #47 |
| 2014 | 1,216 | #49 |
| 2015 | 1,279 | #47 |
| 2016 | 1,110 | #53 |
| 2017 | 948 | #67 |
| 2018 | 757 | #82 |
| 2019 | 633 | #99 |
