Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Matthew

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1983

Peak era

1983

Peak rank proxy

50,208

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19832024

Peak year

1983

Decline from peak

85.9%

2024

7,078

All-time

1,646,990

Matthew 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 1983, when 50,208 boys were named Matthew.

In 2024, only 7,078 boys were given the name.

Down 85.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,646,990 Americans have been named Matthew and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1983

198350,208 boys named Matthew

20247,078 boys named Matthew

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