MATTHEW is ranked as the 71st most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 786,699.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 246.72 people named MATTHEW for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MATTHEW is 1,465,960.
The SSA data also shows that MATTHEW is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MATTHEW is
82.4% White,
3.7% Hispanic origin,
10.4% Black,
1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MATTHEW have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MATTHEW is included in the following name categories:
Masculine given name
Irish masculine given name
Biblical surname
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Hebrew masculine given name
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MATTHEW
The state with the most people named
MATTHEW is
California where
80,627 people have this name.
Michigan is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MATTHEW, as
389.34 in every 100,000
Michiganians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Michigan is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Mississippi
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MATTHEW
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
27,073
210.18
99.8%
Indiana
15,935
241.56
99.7%
Iowa
11,435
368.02
99.8%
Kansas
4,831
166.36
99.2%
Michigan
38,583
389.34
99.9%
Minnesota
20,451
374.75
99.9%
Missouri
3,277
109.46
99.0%
Nebraska
3,673
195.2
99.0%
North Dakota
1,271
171.82
97.6%
Ohio
29,200
251.85
99.8%
South Dakota
1,238
145.1
97.3%
Wisconsin
21,366
371.1
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name MATTHEW
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,150
291.86
98.8%
Arizona
10,694
158.87
99.5%
California
80,627
207.79
99.9%
Colorado
13,000
242.72
99.7%
Hawaii
2,396
168.8
99.6%
Idaho
2,725
166.72
98.8%
Montana
1,624
158.64
98.1%
Nevada
4,329
152.47
99.4%
New Mexico
3,506
168.13
99.0%
Oregon
7,986
201.14
99.5%
Utah
7,503
254.95
99.5%
Washington
19,341
273.89
99.9%
Wyoming
1,007
172.4
97.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MATTHEW
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
11,682
324.81
99.8%
Maine
4,635
348.45
99.5%
Massachusetts
18,950
280.93
99.8%
New Hampshire
4,074
307.04
99.4%
New Jersey
26,144
292.5
99.9%
New York
65,383
331.11
99.9%
Pennsylvania
33,645
263.12
99.8%
Rhode Island
4,074
386.11
99.6%
Vermont
1,987
317.19
99.3%
South States
State stats for the first name MATTHEW
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MATTHEW as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MATTHEW.
The most popular full name is MATTHEW Smith.
0.85% of all the people named MATTHEW
have this family name.
There are 54379 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MATTHEW