Mattew
Mattew was the 10316th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1289th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,877 places. More babies were named Mattew in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,316 boys, down 1,062 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198758 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,234babies recorded
Mattew popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,316 | 7 |
| 2020 | #9,254 | 8 |
| 2010 | #11,695 | 6 |
| 2000 | #5,786 | 12 |
| 1990 | #2,352 | 30 |
| 1980 | #2,152 | 25 |
| 1970 | #3,201 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,004 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mattew, counting every spelling?
Mattew has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mattew?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mattew (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mattew born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mattew.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mattew?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Mattew are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 24 and 45. That makes Mattew mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Mattew
How popular is the name Mattew?
Mattew was the 10316th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1289th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,877 places. More babies were named Mattew in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Mattew a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mattew in the US.