Mathew
Variant spelling of Matthew, which comes through Greek from Hebrew Mattityahu, "gift of Yahweh."
Mathew in 2025
Mathew was given to 235 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,994th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 14,108 babies born.
The history of Mathew
Mathew reached its highest point in 1990, when 2,184 babies were given the name, ranking 289th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 279th, in 1987.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 77,745 babies have been named Mathew. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Mathew by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mathew | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 474 | 400 |
| 1890s | 415 | 595 |
| 1900s | 385 | 717 |
| 1910s | 1,584 | 766 |
| 1920s | 1,739 | 877 |
| 1930s | 890 | 1,158 |
| 1940s | 866 | 1,335 |
| 1950s | 2,059 | 920 |
| 1960s | 4,653 | 650 |
| 1970s | 10,905 | 382 |
| 1980s | 18,725 | 279 |
| 1990s | 16,842 | 289 |
| 2000s | 10,620 | 487 |
| 2010s | 5,910 | 840 |
| 2020s | 1,678 | 1,468 |
Where Mathew is heading
Mathew has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 628 babies in 2015 to 235 in 2025.
Names like Mathew
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mathew.