Mathew Name Popularity

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How popular is Mathew?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Mathew, ranked the 577th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Mathew has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 139, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1984.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1990 with 2,174 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Mathew was 21 in 1906.

Approximately during the years 1885-1888, 1908-1915, 1946-1958, 1960-1963, 1964-1971, 1972-1977, and 1978-1983, the name Mathew took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1900-1906.

The popularity trend for Mathew has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Mathew for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mathew?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Mathew still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Mathew (Girl)		Mathew (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	474	577
2017		< 5	--	503	552
2016		< 5	--	562	524
2015		< 5	--	625	478
2014		< 5	--	625	466
2013		< 5	--	671	431
2012		< 5	--	655	427
2011		< 5	--	691	408
2010		< 5	--	700	402
2009		< 5	--	799	380
2008		< 5	--	830	370
2007		< 5	--	925	347
2006		< 5	--	1,010	317
2005		< 5	--	1,092	301
2004		< 5	--	1,092	291
2003		< 5	--	1,124	279
2002		< 5	--	1,122	273
2001		< 5	--	1,272	258
2000		5	16,661	1,343	251
1999		5	15,975	1,471	227
1998		< 5	--	1,451	221
1997		< 5	--	1,432	215
1996		< 5	--	1,514	204
1995		< 5	--	1,599	192
1994		< 5	--	1,634	187
1993		11	7,853	1,705	187
1992		8	10,097	1,833	174
1991		9	9,065	1,984	161
1990		10	8,284	2,174	148
1989		9	8,486	2,162	143
1988		9	8,135	2,061	142
1987		14	5,486	2,045	140
1986		17	4,663	1,967	142
1985		17	4,578	1,880	148
1984		15	4,887	1,969	139
1983		10	6,524	1,866	146
1982		5	11,595	1,713	160
1981		< 5	--	1,626	165
1980		7	8,707	1,333	183
1979		11	6,000	1,257	192
1978		12	5,418	1,284	182
1977		5	10,624	1,241	191
1976		5	10,248	1,163	192
1975		7	7,656	1,125	198
1974		8	6,620	1,083	204
1973		8	6,441	1,027	213
1972		< 5	--	906	237
1971		< 5	--	935	244
1970		< 5	--	828	265
1969		< 5	--	658	296
1968		< 5	--	619	302
1967		< 5	--	594	301
1966		< 5	--	476	342
1965		< 5	--	443	367
1964		< 5	--	448	371
1963		< 5	--	413	392
1962		< 5	--	325	440
1961		< 5	--	345	427
1960		< 5	--	337	437
1959		< 5	--	359	418
1958		< 5	--	348	421
1957		< 5	--	251	494
1956		< 5	--	231	499
1955		< 5	--	175	556
1954		< 5	--	180	539
1953		< 5	--	161	560
1952		< 5	--	140	593
1951		< 5	--	124	634
1950		< 5	--	88	733
1949		< 5	--	116	637
1948		< 5	--	82	747
1947		< 5	--	94	711
1946		< 5	--	77	756
1945		< 5	--	90	638
1944		< 5	--	76	715
1943		< 5	--	83	707
1942		< 5	--	78	729
1941		< 5	--	82	677
1940		< 5	--	89	633
1939		< 5	--	66	742
1938		< 5	--	78	689
1937		< 5	--	75	695
1936		< 5	--	83	634
1935		< 5	--	90	621
1934		< 5	--	91	633
1933		< 5	--	89	615
1932		< 5	--	101	589
1931		< 5	--	97	600
1930		< 5	--	121	549
1929		< 5	--	136	505
1928		< 5	--	154	490
1927		< 5	--	147	500
1926		< 5	--	167	466
1925		< 5	--	163	476
1924		< 5	--	192	442
1923		< 5	--	177	459
1922		< 5	--	204	420
1921		< 5	--	192	444
1920		< 5	--	207	411
1919		< 5	--	247	368
1918		< 5	--	206	409
1917		< 5	--	208	389
1916		< 5	--	217	373
1915		< 5	--	204	376
1914		< 5	--	143	399
1913		< 5	--	140	350
1912		< 5	--	121	344
1911		< 5	--	45	437
1910		< 5	--	53	349
1909		< 5	--	42	367
1908		< 5	--	33	418
1907		< 5	--	54	290
1906		< 5	--	21	498
1905		< 5	--	36	343
1904		< 5	--	29	385
1903		< 5	--	34	326
1902		< 5	--	40	306
1901		< 5	--	39	276
1900		< 5	--	57	272
1899		< 5	--	39	279
1898		< 5	--	42	284
1897		< 5	--	50	248
1896		< 5	--	40	292
1895		< 5	--	33	323
1894		< 5	--	30	328
1893		< 5	--	39	282
1892		< 5	--	55	240
1891		< 5	--	44	240
1890		< 5	--	43	266
1889		< 5	--	42	257
1888		< 5	--	67	216
1887		< 5	--	31	304
1886		< 5	--	48	250
1885		< 5	--	34	288
1884		< 5	--	53	233
1883		< 5	--	37	274
1882		< 5	--	47	247
1881		< 5	--	55	206
1880		< 5	--	60	204

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.