Matthew

Boy Hebrew #14541 in 2023

Matthew is a boy name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Matthew

One of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew. From earlier Matheu, from Mathieu, from Matthaeus, from Ματθαῖος, from מַתַּי.

Popularity of Matthew

Popularity, 1880–2023

7,227 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,639,912 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1983

50,525 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.