boy's name

Math

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 162

Math is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1934 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1915, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Math over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1934, not a full ten years.

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Births named Math by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 18
1890s 20
1910s 26
1920s 30
1930s (to 1934) 6

How popular is Math?

In 1934, Math was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Math is used

United States #3,391 6 in 1934
England & Wales #3,673 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Math

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Math also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Math over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Math

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Math — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Math

How popular is the name Math?

In 1934, Math was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Math a girl's or a boy's name?

Math is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Math?

Math has 1 syllable.

When was Math most popular?

Math peaked in 1915, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.