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How popular is the name Mathew?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mathews are alive today.
Mathew (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Matthew in England and Wales, ranked 2133rd in 2025 and given to 11 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1984, when around 960 babies were given the name, the 73rd most popular that year. It has declined since 1984; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 20,000 babies have been named Mathew in England and Wales since 1974. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Mathew include Matt.
Across all spellings of the name, the Matthew you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Matthews born in England and Wales are between 31 and 51, and there are at least 360,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 70% chance that at least one of them will be called Matthew.
How many babies are named Mathew each year?
Includes all spellings: Mathew, Matthew. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Mathew spelling rank?
Where does the Matthew spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Mathew most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Matthew, peaked in 1984, when around 9,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Mathew spelling itself peaked in 1984, with around 960 babies.
How many people are called Mathew?
At least 360,000 people named Mathew in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Mathew?
Most living Mathews are between 31 and 51; the most common age is about 41.
Is Mathew becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.