The baby name Matthew appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1983 with 57,673 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Matthew has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 234 |
| 1911 | 206 |
| 1912 | 390 |
| 1913 | 520 |
| 1914 | 657 |
| 1915 | 854 |
| 1916 | 968 |
| 1917 | 996 |
| 1918 | 1,149 |
| 1919 | 1,018 |
| 1920 | 1,114 |
| 1921 | 1,087 |
| 1922 | 1,200 |
| 1923 | 1,112 |
| 1924 | 964 |
| 1925 | 983 |
| 1926 | 944 |
| 1927 | 956 |
| 1928 | 915 |
| 1929 | 945 |
| 1930 | 838 |
| 1931 | 728 |
| 1932 | 862 |
| 1933 | 678 |
| 1934 | 716 |
| 1935 | 796 |
| 1936 | 674 |
| 1937 | 724 |
| 1938 | 657 |
| 1939 | 702 |
| 1940 | 810 |
| 1941 | 853 |
| 1942 | 949 |
| 1943 | 977 |
| 1944 | 905 |
| 1945 | 825 |
| 1946 | 955 |
| 1947 | 1,272 |
| 1948 | 1,281 |
| 1949 | 1,482 |
| 1950 | 1,521 |
| 1951 | 1,888 |
| 1952 | 2,332 |
| 1953 | 2,872 |
| 1954 | 3,076 |
| 1955 | 4,059 |
| 1956 | 5,243 |
| 1957 | 6,103 |
| 1958 | 7,562 |
| 1959 | 7,252 |
| 1960 | 7,808 |
| 1961 | 7,875 |
| 1962 | 8,265 |
| 1963 | 9,510 |
| 1964 | 10,178 |
| 1965 | 11,695 |
| 1966 | 12,128 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1967 | 15,470 |
| 1968 | 14 |
| 1968 | 17,896 |
| 1969 | 29 |
| 1969 | 19,904 |
| 1970 | 27 |
| 1970 | 22,768 |
| 1971 | 41 |
| 1971 | 25,580 |
| 1972 | 58 |
| 1972 | 26,143 |
| 1973 | 69 |
| 1973 | 28,124 |
| 1974 | 56 |
| 1974 | 31,346 |
| 1975 | 43 |
| 1975 | 32,829 |
| 1976 | 98 |
| 1976 | 34,423 |
| 1977 | 130 |
| 1977 | 40,961 |
| 1978 | 120 |
| 1978 | 41,606 |
| 1979 | 90 |
| 1979 | 42,456 |
| 1980 | 142 |
| 1980 | 46,001 |
| 1981 | 160 |
| 1981 | 47,492 |
| 1982 | 271 |
| 1982 | 49,942 |
| 1983 | 316 |
| 1983 | 57,673 |
| 1984 | 287 |
| 1984 | 54,134 |
| 1985 | 337 |
| 1985 | 47,049 |
| 1986 | 265 |
| 1986 | 56,672 |
| 1987 | 282 |
| 1987 | 50,605 |
| 1988 | 241 |
| 1988 | 49,576 |
| 1989 | 129 |
| 1989 | 48,917 |
| 1990 | 50 |
| 1990 | 46,954 |
| 1991 | 41 |
| 1991 | 43,879 |
| 1992 | 39 |
| 1992 | 43,099 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1993 | 41,619 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1994 | 39,751 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1995 | 37,656 |
| 1996 | 23 |
| 1996 | 36,111 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1997 | 35,134 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1998 | 34,400 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 1999 | 34,625 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2000 | 31,078 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2001 | 29,024 |
| 2002 | 27,573 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2003 | 25,374 |
| 2004 | 84 |
| 2004 | 25,026 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2005 | 22,774 |
| 2006 | 23,331 |
| 2007 | 19,890 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2008 | 18,577 |
| 2009 | 17,410 |
| 2010 | 14,782 |
| 2011 | 14,688 |
| 2012 | 15,521 |
| 2013 | 14,849 |
| 2014 | 14,709 |
| 2015 | 15,232 |
| 2016 | 15,842 |
| 2017 | 15,260 |
| 2018 | 11,816 |
| 2019 | 10,914 |
| 2020 | 7,426 |
| 2021 | 8,147 |
| 2022 | 7,510 |
| 2023 | 7,512 |
| 2024 | 7,346 |