Baby name

Matthew

Boy

Origin of the name

Matthew comes from the Greek Matthaios, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, “gift of God.” In the Gospels, Matthew is one of the twelve apostles.

Classic name

The high point came in 1983, with 50,209 births and the No. 3 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 32.

1,654,075births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 3rank at its peak, in 1983

Where babies named Matthew are born

1983

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Matthew is most common in New Hampshire (1.7 times), Alaska (1.6) and Delaware (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Mathew 77,538
Matthews 1,605
Mattew 1,234

Names from the same era

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