Is Mattew a boy or girl name?

Mattew is a boy’s name. Of the 1,234 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Mattew

Recorded 1925–2025 · United States

Mattew was most popular in 1987, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,112 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,234 people named Mattew.

Mattew over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mattew’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mattew a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mattew is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,234 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mattew

Where Mattew is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org