Matthew
Boy nameMatthew has been given to 1,659,655 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1983 and currently ranks #32 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈmæθjuː/
From earlier Matheu, from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay). Compare Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Doublet of Mattathias.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
1,659,655
Peak year
1983 (50,526 babies)
Rank in 2025
#32 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -45%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Matthew
Matt Damon
American actor (born 1970)
Matthew McConaughey
American actor (born 1969)
Matthew Perry
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
Matt LeBlanc
American actor
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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