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Mathew

Boy

Meaning of Mathew: Hebrew: 'gift of God'

Mathew is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 976th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#976

235 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

77,745

First recorded 1880 · peak 1990

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,627 babies1982: 1,717 babies1983: 1,876 babies1984: 1,983 babies1985: 1,897 babies1986: 1,984 babies1987: 2,059 babies1988: 2,070 babies1989: 2,171 babies1990: 2,184 babies19901991: 1,993 babies1992: 1,841 babies1993: 1,716 babies1994: 1,634 babies1995: 1,600 babies1996: 1,514 babies1997: 1,432 babies1998: 1,452 babies1999: 1,476 babies2000: 1,348 babies20002001: 1,272 babies2002: 1,121 babies2003: 1,125 babies2004: 1,092 babies2005: 1,093 babies2006: 1,011 babies2007: 926 babies2008: 833 babies2009: 799 babies2010: 700 babies20102011: 691 babies2012: 656 babies2013: 674 babies2014: 625 babies2015: 628 babies2016: 565 babies2017: 503 babies2018: 479 babies2019: 389 babies2020: 352 babies20202021: 315 babies2022: 271 babies2023: 259 babies2024: 246 babies2025: 235 babies
US babies named Mathew per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,184.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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