How Many People Are Named Matthew Sharp?
There are approximately 391 people named Matthew Sharp living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 876,610 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Matthew with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sharp. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
391
1 in 876,610 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Matthew: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Matthew. The peak year was 1983 with 50,525 births. The average person named Matthew today is 37 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Matthew
In the 2020 Census, the first name Matthew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.89%) and Two or More Races (3.31%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Matthew in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Matthew rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Sharp Surname
The surname Sharp was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Sharp in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Matthew" has an estimated frequency of 0.452% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Sharp" appears at a rate of 25.25 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Matthew are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 391 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Matthew Sharp: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Matthew Sharp?
We estimate approximately 391 people named Matthew Sharp are alive in the United States today. The first name Matthew is shared by 1,549,178 Americans, and the surname Sharp is shared by 86,535.
How rare is the name Matthew Sharp?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 876,610 Americans. The first name Matthew is very common and the surname Sharp is uncommon.
Is Matthew a male or female name?
Matthew is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1983 and the average bearer today is 37 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Matthew?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Matthew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.89%) and Two or More Races (3.31%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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