Over the past 110 years, 3 282 girls and 1 605 124 boys have been named Matthew. The name Matthew ranks 2260th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Matthew in 1966. The peak of popularity of the name Matthew came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.