Is Mathew a boy or girl name?
Mathew is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 244 boys were named Mathew, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 77,505 US babies named Mathew were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #939
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mathew since 1880
- 77,505
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 2,184 babies
Boys and girls named Mathew, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 474 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 415 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 385 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,584 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,739 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 890 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 866 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,059 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 4,654 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 10,849 | 56 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 18,622 | 103 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 16,799 | 43 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 10,614 | 5 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,909 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,439 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 244 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 259 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 271 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 315 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 350 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 389 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 478 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 503 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 565 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 628 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 625 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 674 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 656 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 691 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 700 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 799 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 832 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 926 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,011 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,093 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,092 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,125 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,121 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,272 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,343 | #252 | 5 | #16,664 |
| 1999 | 1,471 | #227 | 5 | #15,977 |
| 1998 | 1,452 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,432 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,514 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,600 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,634 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,705 | #187 | 11 | #7,855 |
| 1992 | 1,833 | #174 | 8 | #10,101 |
| 1991 | 1,984 | #161 | 9 | #9,068 |
| 1990 | 2,174 | #148 | 10 | #8,285 |
| 1989 | 2,162 | #143 | 9 | #8,486 |
| 1988 | 2,061 | #142 | 9 | #8,139 |
| 1987 | 2,045 | #140 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 1986 | 1,967 | #141 | 17 | #4,663 |
| 1985 | 1,880 | #148 | 17 | #4,577 |
| 1984 | 1,968 | #139 | 15 | #4,888 |
| 1983 | 1,866 | #146 | 10 | #6,524 |
| 1982 | 1,712 | #160 | 5 | #11,602 |
| 1981 | 1,627 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 1,334 | #183 | 7 | #8,713 |
| 1979 | 1,256 | #192 | 11 | #6,003 |
| 1978 | 1,286 | #182 | 12 | #5,420 |
| 1977 | 1,240 | #191 | 5 | #10,629 |
| 1976 | 1,162 | #192 | 5 | #10,253 |
| 1975 | 1,126 | #197 | 7 | #7,662 |
| 1974 | 1,084 | #204 | 8 | #6,626 |
| 1973 | 1,027 | #213 | 8 | #6,441 |
| 1972 | 905 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 935 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 828 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 656 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 617 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 594 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 476 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 443 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 448 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 412 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 325 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 347 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 336 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 359 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 348 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 251 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 230 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 175 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 183 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 161 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 140 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 124 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 88 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 116 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 82 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 93 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 78 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 90 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 76 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 82 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 78 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 82 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 89 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 66 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 78 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 75 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 83 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 90 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 91 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 89 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 101 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 97 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 120 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 136 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 154 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 147 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 167 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 163 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 192 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 178 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 203 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 192 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 207 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 247 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 206 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 208 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 217 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 204 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 143 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 140 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 121 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 45 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 53 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 42 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 33 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 54 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 21 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 36 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 29 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 34 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 40 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 39 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 57 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 39 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 42 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 50 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 40 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 33 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 30 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 39 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 55 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 44 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 43 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 42 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 67 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 31 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 48 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 34 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 53 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 37 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 47 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 55 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 60 | #204 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mathew reached #139 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #4,577 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mathew
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.