Names like Matthew
In 2025, 7,003 boys born in the US were named Matthew, #32 among boys' names.
It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 70 of those 146 years.
Its best rank was #2, every year from 1995 to 1996.
The most births in one year were 50,209, in 1983.
Births fell 45% from 12,785 in 2015.
All 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.
Matthew's rank every ten years
- 1880#116
- 1890#164
- 1900#161
- 1910#158
- 1920#151
- 1930#204
- 1940#198
- 1950#174
- 1960#61
- 1970#24
- 1980#6
- 1990#3
- 2000#3
- 2010#16
- 2020#30
- 2025#32
12 boy names with a similar curve
| Name | Rank in 2025 | Births in 2025 | In the top 1,000 every year since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | #68 | 4,748 | 1880 |
| Joshua | #66 | 4,773 | 1880 |
| Andrew | #73 | 4,497 | 1880 |
| Nicholas | #112 | 3,115 | 1880 |
| Daniel | #22 | 8,085 | 1880 |
| Anthony | #46 | 5,967 | 1880 |
| Alexander | #30 | 7,230 | 1880 |
| Nathan | #63 | 4,975 | 1880 |
| Jacob | #43 | 6,152 | 1880 |
| Benjamin | #11 | 9,762 | 1880 |
| Aaron | #80 | 4,041 | 1880 |
| Jonathan | #89 | 3,822 | 1880 |
How this list was made
We compared Matthew's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.