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“Variant of Matthew — Gift of the Lord” — Hebrew origin
Boy's name · #975 in the US (2025) · 80s
Mathew reached #139 in 1984 and has faded to #975 since. About 78,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Mathew is a rare spelling of Matthew — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way; Matthew itself ranked #32 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 8,800 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 270 notable people named Mathew:
Sports figures appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mathew Ryan, Australian association football player.
Similar names: Matheo · Shaun · Mario · Drew · Jonathon · Malaki
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