How popular is “Matthew” in the USA?
Number of people named “Matthew” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Matthew” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Matthew” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Matthew” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Matthew” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Matthew” by birth year
This chart shows how “Matthew” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 113 | 0.000560839 | 113 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 80 | 0.000415179 | 80 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 109 | 0.000492026 | 109 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 86 | 0.000396414 | 86 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 117 | 0.00048057 | 117 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 111 | 0.00046086 | 111 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 112 | 0.00043867 | 112 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 108 | 0.000436552 | 108 | -100% | |
| 1888 | 114 | 0.000380667 | 114 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 118 | 0.000408381 | 118 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 86 | 0.000285334 | 86 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 113 | 0.000394179 | 113 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 132 | 0.000394768 | 132 | -100% | |
| 1893 | 108 | 0.00033208 | 108 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 124 | 0.000366116 | 124 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 112 | 0.000319069 | 112 | -100% | |
| 1896 | 123 | 0.000344071 | 123 | -100% | |
| 1897 | 100 | 0.00028822 | 100 | -100% | |
| 1898 | 133 | 0.000348665 | 133 | -100% | |
| 1899 | 101 | 0.00029773 | 101 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 130 | 0.000288723 | 130 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 89 | 0.000257365 | 89 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 104 | 0.000268919 | 104 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 102 | 0.000267575 | 102 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 97 | 0.000240405 | 97 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 107 | 0.000252404 | 107 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 136 | 0.000317423 | 136 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 124 | 0.000266443 | 124 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 152 | 0.000311061 | 152 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 147 | 0.000287545 | 147 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 197 | 0.000333496 | 197 | -100% | |
| 1911 | 225 | 0.000349228 | 5 | 220 | -96% |
| 1912 | 380 | 0.000384592 | 380 | -100% | |
| 1913 | 491 | 0.000431796 | 491 | -100% | |
| 1914 | 613 | 0.000432804 | 613 | -100% | |
| 1915 | 798 | 0.000435487 | 798 | -100% | |
| 1916 | 825 | 0.000426486 | 825 | -100% | |
| 1917 | 862 | 0.00042955 | 862 | -100% | |
| 1918 | 963 | 0.000443552 | 963 | -100% | |
| 1919 | 879 | 0.000416539 | 879 | -100% | |
| 1920 | 967 | 0.000427376 | 967 | -100% | |
| 1921 | 919 | 0.00039366 | 5 | 914 | -99% |
| 1922 | 982 | 0.000428979 | 982 | -100% | |
| 1923 | 935 | 0.000406083 | 935 | -100% | |
| 1924 | 850 | 0.000356901 | 850 | -100% | |
| 1925 | 840 | 0.000360004 | 840 | -100% | |
| 1926 | 783 | 0.000341043 | 6 | 777 | -98% |
| 1927 | 795 | 0.000342767 | 5 | 790 | -99% |
| 1928 | 784 | 0.000346761 | 784 | -100% | |
| 1929 | 732 | 0.000333918 | 5 | 727 | -99% |
| 1930 | 665 | 0.000299107 | 8 | 657 | -98% |
| 1931 | 608 | 0.000288923 | 608 | -100% | |
| 1932 | 702 | 0.0003325 | 702 | -100% | |
| 1933 | 581 | 0.000290583 | 581 | -100% | |
| 1934 | 615 | 0.000296128 | 5 | 610 | -98% |
| 1935 | 654 | 0.000312938 | 654 | -100% | |
| 1936 | 608 | 0.000292651 | 608 | -100% | |
| 1937 | 606 | 0.000284423 | 606 | -100% | |
| 1938 | 607 | 0.000274341 | 607 | -100% | |
| 1939 | 622 | 0.000282288 | 622 | -100% | |
| 1940 | 669 | 0.000290536 | 5 | 664 | -99% |
| 1941 | 727 | 0.000298394 | 727 | -100% | |
| 1942 | 842 | 0.000308226 | 842 | -100% | |
| 1943 | 822 | 0.000291225 | 822 | -100% | |
| 1944 | 765 | 0.000284381 | 765 | -100% | |
| 1945 | 730 | 0.000275174 | 730 | -100% | |
| 1946 | 896 | 0.000280414 | 5 | 891 | -99% |
| 1947 | 1046 | 0.000290373 | 1046 | -100% | |
| 1948 | 1059 | 0.000306734 | 5 | 1054 | -99% |
| 1949 | 1219 | 0.000349811 | 1219 | -100% | |
| 1950 | 1300 | 0.000371071 | 1300 | -100% | |
| 1951 | 1603 | 0.000435158 | 1603 | -100% | |
| 1952 | 2032 | 0.000535018 | 2032 | -100% | |
| 1953 | 2381 | 0.000617862 | 7 | 2374 | -99% |
| 1954 | 2688 | 0.000675261 | 2688 | -100% | |
| 1955 | 3285 | 0.000818175 | 6 | 3279 | -100% |
| 1956 | 4372 | 0.001060383 | 8 | 4364 | -100% |
| 1957 | 5243 | 0.001247721 | 6 | 5237 | -100% |
| 1958 | 6390 | 0.001545625 | 15 | 6375 | -100% |
| 1959 | 6563 | 0.001578889 | 22 | 6541 | -99% |
| 1960 | 6938 | 0.001670229 | 12 | 6926 | -100% |
| 1961 | 7095 | 0.00171296 | 18 | 7077 | -99% |
| 1962 | 7291 | 0.001807019 | 10 | 7281 | -100% |
| 1963 | 8055 | 0.002034948 | 21 | 8034 | -99% |
| 1964 | 9003 | 0.002315846 | 20 | 8983 | -100% |
| 1965 | 10008 | 0.002760461 | 24 | 9984 | -100% |
| 1966 | 10843 | 0.003119775 | 39 | 10804 | -99% |
| 1967 | 13618 | 0.004011331 | 49 | 13569 | -99% |
| 1968 | 15901 | 0.004706718 | 76 | 15825 | -99% |
| 1969 | 17534 | 0.005045249 | 70 | 17464 | -99% |
| 1970 | 20252 | 0.005615414 | 64 | 20188 | -99% |
| 1971 | 22634 | 0.006594443 | 93 | 22541 | -99% |
| 1972 | 23053 | 0.00733467 | 119 | 22934 | -99% |
| 1973 | 24645 | 0.008169112 | 110 | 24535 | -99% |
| 1974 | 27309 | 0.008983224 | 108 | 27201 | -99% |
| 1975 | 28645 | 0.009487069 | 113 | 28532 | -99% |
| 1976 | 30091 | 0.00991691 | 140 | 29951 | -99% |
| 1977 | 32132 | 0.010115816 | 167 | 31965 | -99% |
| 1978 | 34442 | 0.010851908 | 156 | 34286 | -99% |
| 1979 | 35787 | 0.010756664 | 162 | 35625 | -99% |
| 1980 | 38032 | 0.011041403 | 193 | 37839 | -99% |
| 1981 | 43527 | 0.01258248 | 201 | 43326 | -99% |
| 1982 | 46323 | 0.013205182 | 273 | 46050 | -99% |
| 1983 | 50527 | 0.014589366 | 317 | 50210 | -99% |
| 1984 | 50066 | 0.014351086 | 293 | 49773 | -99% |
| 1985 | 47373 | 0.013273559 | 294 | 47079 | -99% |
| 1986 | 47208 | 0.01327206 | 281 | 46927 | -99% |
| 1987 | 46795 | 0.012978818 | 289 | 46506 | -99% |
| 1988 | 46126 | 0.012483826 | 253 | 45873 | -99% |
| 1989 | 45548 | 0.011848092 | 173 | 45375 | -99% |
| 1990 | 44939 | 0.011370494 | 125 | 44814 | -99% |
| 1991 | 41745 | 0.010717344 | 102 | 41643 | -100% |
| 1992 | 37826 | 0.009847751 | 93 | 37733 | -100% |
| 1993 | 35848 | 0.009508413 | 70 | 35778 | -100% |
| 1994 | 33725 | 0.009072003 | 74 | 33651 | -100% |
| 1995 | 32941 | 0.008995309 | 63 | 32878 | -100% |
| 1996 | 32144 | 0.008813714 | 68 | 32076 | -100% |
| 1997 | 31565 | 0.008706069 | 48 | 31517 | -100% |
| 1998 | 31199 | 0.008482397 | 55 | 31144 | -100% |
| 1999 | 30455 | 0.008245013 | 37 | 30418 | -100% |
| 2000 | 28623 | 0.007572641 | 44 | 28579 | -100% |
| 2001 | 26861 | 0.007175819 | 49 | 26812 | -100% |
| 2002 | 25188 | 0.006738123 | 34 | 25154 | -100% |
| 2003 | 24048 | 0.006325066 | 38 | 24010 | -100% |
| 2004 | 22987 | 0.006016542 | 105 | 22882 | -99% |
| 2005 | 21513 | 0.005595718 | 33 | 21480 | -100% |
| 2006 | 20359 | 0.005146627 | 22 | 20337 | -100% |
| 2007 | 18774 | 0.004696721 | 23 | 18751 | -100% |
| 2008 | 17621 | 0.004483603 | 23 | 17598 | -100% |
| 2009 | 16020 | 0.004194273 | 18 | 16002 | -100% |
| 2010 | 14160 | 0.003832054 | 15 | 14145 | -100% |
| 2011 | 14198 | 0.003882255 | 22 | 14176 | -100% |
| 2012 | 14010 | 0.003831379 | 21 | 13989 | -100% |
| 2013 | 13376 | 0.003669884 | 17 | 13359 | -100% |
| 2014 | 12952 | 0.003495424 | 15 | 12937 | -100% |
| 2015 | 12793 | 0.003457709 | 15 | 12778 | -100% |
| 2016 | 12673 | 0.003455467 | 12 | 12661 | -100% |
| 2017 | 11740 | 0.003284176 | 13 | 11727 | -100% |
| 2018 | 10009 | 0.002848199 | 10 | 9999 | -100% |
| 2019 | 9278 | 0.002674707 | 15 | 9263 | -100% |
| 2020 | 8138 | 0.0024381 | 7 | 8131 | -100% |
| 2021 | 7477 | 0.002209067 | 10 | 7467 | -100% |
| 2022 | 7066 | 0.002091392 | 9 | 7057 | -100% |
| 2023 | 7196 | 0.002182427 | 6 | 7190 | -100% |