Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Mathew

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Mathew
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

2,174

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

88.8%

2024

244

All-time

77,298

Mathew is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 2,174 boys were named Mathew.

In 2024, only 244 boys were given the name.

Down 88.8% from its peak.

All told, about 77,298 Americans have been named Mathew and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

19902,174 boys named Mathew

2024244 boys named Mathew

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