Matthew

Origin	Gender	Meaning
English	Boy	Gift of God
Canadian	Boy	Gift of God
Caymanian	Boy	Gift of the Lord
Christian	Boy	Gift of God
Hebrew	Boy	Gift of God
Jamaican	Boy	Gift of God
Middle English	Boy	Gift of God

Fun Facts about the name Matthew

Backwards

Wehttam

Scrabble Score

15 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

MitaMaadMathieuMatieMuhammad

Popularity of Matthew

Popularity Analysis

The name Matthew first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #2, which it reached in 1995. It spent 37 years in the top 10. As of 2024, it ranked #33.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	33	Male	0.3836%
2023	32	Male	0.3927%
2022	39	Male	0.3770%
2021	36	Male	0.3988%
2020	30	Male	0.4397%
2019	23	Male	0.4817%
2018	20	Male	0.5146%
2017	16	Male	0.5918%
2016	15	Male	0.6248%
2015	15	Male	0.6247%
2014	16	Male	0.6308%
2013	15	Male	0.6611%
2012	12	Male	0.6893%
2011	12	Male	0.6981%
2010	16	Male	0.6861%
2009	13	Male	0.7528%
2008	10	Male	0.8060%
2007	9	Male	0.8459%
2006	5	Male	0.9276%
2005	4	Male	1.0093%
2004	4	Male	1.0831%
2003	4	Male	1.1428%
2002	4	Male	1.2180%
2001	3	Male	1.2964%
2000	3	Male	1.3693%
1999	3	Male	1.4926%
1998	3	Male	1.5366%
1997	3	Male	1.5781%
1996	2	Male	1.6019%
1995	2	Male	1.6354%
1994	3	Male	1.6517%
1993	3	Male	1.7333%
1992	3	Male	1.7988%
1991	3	Male	1.9654%
1990	3	Male	2.0830%
1989	3	Male	2.1660%
1988	3	Male	2.2927%
1987	3	Male	2.3856%
1986	3	Male	2.4432%
1985	3	Male	2.4463%
1984	3	Male	2.6536%
1983	3	Male	2.6957%
1982	3	Male	2.4417%
1981	3	Male	2.3273%
1980	6	Male	2.0415%
1979	6	Male	1.9896%
1978	6	Male	2.0079%
1977	9	Male	1.8710%
1976	9	Male	1.8365%
1975	9	Male	1.7597%
1974	9	Male	1.6690%
1973	10	Male	1.5206%
1972	10	Male	1.3696%
1971	19	Male	1.2414%
1970	24	Male	1.0597%
1969	24	Male	0.9555%
1968	24	Male	0.8912%
1967	28	Male	0.7627%
1966	34	Male	0.5943%
1965	36	Male	0.5273%
1964	43	Male	0.4434%
1963	50	Male	0.3893%
1962	56	Male	0.3466%
1961	59	Male	0.3286%
1960	61	Male	0.3199%
1959	63	Male	0.3029%
1958	60	Male	0.2965%
1957	83	Male	0.2387%
1956	90	Male	0.2034%
1955	105	Male	0.1575%
1954	124	Male	0.1299%
1953	130	Male	0.1187%
1952	141	Male	0.1034%
1951	163	Male	0.0837%
1950	172	Male	0.0719%
1949	177	Male	0.0675%
1948	190	Male	0.0596%
1947	196	Male	0.0560%
1946	194	Male	0.0541%
1945	198	Male	0.0535%
1944	195	Male	0.0551%
1943	197	Male	0.0563%
1942	189	Male	0.0597%
1941	197	Male	0.0580%
1940	198	Male	0.0560%
1939	201	Male	0.0549%
1938	205	Male	0.0533%
1937	201	Male	0.0555%
1936	202	Male	0.0573%
1935	194	Male	0.0613%
1934	202	Male	0.0572%
1933	201	Male	0.0570%
1932	188	Male	0.0653%
1931	209	Male	0.0568%
1930	204	Male	0.0582%
1929	189	Male	0.0658%
1928	182	Male	0.0687%
1927	182	Male	0.0683%
1926	186	Male	0.0674%
1925	174	Male	0.0729%
1924	170	Male	0.0731%
1923	163	Male	0.0826%
1922	158	Male	0.0874%
1921	162	Male	0.0802%
1920	151	Male	0.0879%
1919	153	Male	0.0864%
1918	148	Male	0.0918%
1917	149	Male	0.0901%
1916	148	Male	0.0892%
1915	150	Male	0.0906%
1914	151	Male	0.0897%
1913	151	Male	0.0914%
1912	156	Male	0.0842%
1911	153	Male	0.0912%
1910	158	Male	0.0945%
1909	170	Male	0.0831%
1908	154	Male	0.0920%
1907	174	Male	0.0782%
1906	150	Male	0.0951%
1905	177	Male	0.0747%
1904	186	Male	0.0700%
1903	167	Male	0.0789%
1902	170	Male	0.0783%
1901	166	Male	0.0779%
1900	162	Male	0.0801%
1899	151	Male	0.0877%
1898	135	Male	0.1007%
1897	156	Male	0.0820%
1896	136	Male	0.0953%
1895	139	Male	0.0884%
1894	132	Male	0.0993%
1893	138	Male	0.0892%
1892	128	Male	0.1004%
1891	123	Male	0.1034%
1890	165	Male	0.0718%
1889	118	Male	0.0991%
1888	136	Male	0.0885%
1887	123	Male	0.0988%
1886	124	Male	0.0941%
1885	124	Male	0.0957%
1884	124	Male	0.0953%
1883	152	Male	0.0765%
1882	127	Male	0.0893%
1881	157	Male	0.0739%
1880	117	Male	0.0954%

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