Mathew has been given to about 77,745 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Mathew ranks 975th among American boys in 2025, with 235 born that year. Its best year was 1990, when 2,184 babies were given the name, ranking 148th. The typical living American called Mathew is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.