Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Mathew

#382 most common boys' name of all time · #833 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#382
Rank overall
#833 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
77,745
Since 2016
3,614
Peak year
1990 #148
Best rank
#139 1984
Girls Boys peak 2,184/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Mathew is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 235 235 #973
2024 — 246 246 #936
2023 — 259 259 #897
2022 — 271 271 #878
2021 — 315 315 #782
2020 — 352 352 #712
2019 — 389 389 #670
2018 — 479 479 #578
2017 — 503 503 #551
2016 — 565 565 #523
2015 — 628 628 #477
2014 — 625 625 #465
2013 — 674 674 #431
2012 — 656 656 #427
2011 — 691 691 #408
2010 — 700 700 #401
2009 — 799 799 #380
2008 — 833 833 #369
2007 — 926 926 #346
2006 — 1,011 1,011 #316
2005 — 1,093 1,093 #300
2004 — 1,092 1,092 #291
2003 — 1,125 1,125 #279
2002 — 1,121 1,121 #273
2001 — 1,272 1,272 #259
2000 5 1,343 1,348 #252
1999 5 1,471 1,476 #227
1998 — 1,452 1,452 #221
1997 — 1,432 1,432 #215
1996 — 1,514 1,514 #204
1995 — 1,600 1,600 #192
1994 — 1,634 1,634 #187
1993 11 1,705 1,716 #187
1992 8 1,833 1,841 #174
1991 9 1,984 1,993 #161
1990 10 2,174 2,184 #148
1989 9 2,162 2,171 #143
1988 9 2,061 2,070 #142
1987 14 2,045 2,059 #140
1986 17 1,967 1,984 #141
1985 17 1,880 1,897 #148
1984 15 1,968 1,983 #139
1983 10 1,866 1,876 #146
1982 5 1,712 1,717 #160
1981 — 1,627 1,627 #165
1980 7 1,334 1,341 #183
1979 11 1,256 1,267 #192
1978 12 1,286 1,298 #182
1977 5 1,240 1,245 #191
1976 5 1,162 1,167 #192
1975 7 1,125 1,132 #198
1974 8 1,084 1,092 #204
1973 8 1,027 1,035 #213
1972 — 905 905 #237
1971 — 935 935 #245
1970 — 829 829 #265
1969 — 655 655 #297
1968 — 617 617 #302
1967 — 594 594 #301
1966 — 476 476 #342
1965 — 443 443 #366
1964 — 448 448 #371
1963 — 412 412 #393
1962 — 325 325 #441
1961 — 347 347 #427
1960 — 336 336 #438
1959 — 359 359 #417
1958 — 348 348 #422
1957 — 251 251 #494
1956 — 230 230 #499
1955 — 175 175 #555
1954 — 183 183 #537
1953 — 161 161 #558
1952 — 140 140 #592
1951 — 124 124 #633
1950 — 88 88 #731
1949 — 116 116 #635
1948 — 82 82 #745
1947 — 93 93 #711
1946 — 78 78 #746
1945 — 90 90 #637
1944 — 76 76 #712
1943 — 82 82 #709
1942 — 78 78 #729
1941 — 82 82 #677
1940 — 89 89 #631
1939 — 66 66 #739
1938 — 78 78 #683
1937 — 75 75 #692
1936 — 83 83 #633
1935 — 90 90 #620
1934 — 91 91 #630
1933 — 89 89 #614
1932 — 101 101 #588
1931 — 97 97 #597
1930 — 120 120 #549
1929 — 136 136 #505
1928 — 154 154 #489
1927 — 147 147 #500
1926 — 167 167 #465
1925 — 163 163 #476
1924 — 192 192 #442
1923 — 178 178 #458
1922 — 203 203 #421
1921 — 192 192 #444
1920 — 207 207 #409
1919 — 247 247 #368
1918 — 206 206 #409
1917 — 208 208 #389
1916 — 217 217 #372
1915 — 204 204 #376
1914 — 143 143 #398
1913 — 140 140 #349
1912 — 121 121 #342
1911 — 45 45 #433
1910 — 53 53 #346
1909 — 42 42 #365
1908 — 33 33 #414
1907 — 54 54 #286
1906 — 21 21 #491
1905 — 36 36 #338
1904 — 29 29 #379
1903 — 34 34 #324
1902 — 40 40 #302
1901 — 39 39 #275
1900 — 57 57 #272
1899 — 39 39 #276
1898 — 42 42 #279
1897 — 50 50 #244
1896 — 40 40 #290
1895 — 33 33 #318
1894 — 30 30 #323
1893 — 39 39 #279
1892 — 55 55 #239
1891 — 44 44 #240
1890 — 43 43 #262
1889 — 42 42 #251
1888 — 67 67 #216
1887 — 31 31 #300
1886 — 48 48 #248
1885 — 34 34 #285
1884 — 53 53 #233
1883 — 37 37 #273
1882 — 47 47 #246
1881 — 55 55 #206
1880 — 60 60 #204