Mathew
Mathew is a masculine given name and a variant of Matthew. It is also used as a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mathew
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mathew is a masculine given name and a variant of Matthew. It is also used as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mathew
The earliest SSA record of Mathew as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 60 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 2,174 newborns named Mathew — #148 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Mathews. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,034 among baby boy names with 215 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 78K Mathews have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Mathew
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mathew. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mathew
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About the name Mathew
Mathew is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 78K births in the dataset. Mathew's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #139. Use the chart and map above to compare Mathew's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.