Matthew · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1911

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 82 recorded years as a table

Matthew, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1911	12
1921	4
1926	5
1927	4
1929	4
1930	7
1934	5
1940	4
1946	3
1948	3
1953	4
1955	3
1956	4
1957	3
1958	7
1959	11
1960	5
1961	9
1962	5
1963	11
1964	11
1965	14
1966	23
1967	30
1968	46
1969	41
1970	37
1971	56
1972	78
1973	75
1974	74
1975	78
1976	96
1977	109
1978	102
1979	101
1980	116
1981	120
1982	161
1983	190
1984	174
1985	171
1986	164
1987	166
1988	142
1989	94
1990	66
1991	54
1992	50
1993	39
1994	41
1995	36
1996	39
1997	28
1998	31
1999	21
2000	24
2001	27
2002	19
2003	21
2004	57
2005	18
2006	12
2007	12
2008	12
2009	10
2010	8
2011	13
2012	12
2013	10
2014	8
2015	8
2016	7
2017	8
2018	6
2019	9
2020	4
2021	6
2022	5
2023	4
2024	5
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Matthew isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #14,942
How rare: 1 in 321,453 girls
Since 1911: 5,580

Most popular in 1983, at 190 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 63% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.