Matthews
Matthews is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 22 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 220.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 198841 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1882
- 1,595people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,595 boys have been named Matthews in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1988, with 41 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1979, and the 1980s alone account for 17%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Matthews | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | |
| 1890s | 5 | |
| 1900s | 16 | |
| 1910s | 89 | |
| 1920s | 126 | |
| 1930s | 82 | |
| 1940s | 104 | |
| 1950s | 121 | |
| 1960s | 120 | |
| 1970s | 141 | |
| 1980s | 269 | |
| 1990s | 176 | |
| 2000s | 175 | |
| 2010s | 97 | |
| 2020s | 69 |
In 1988, its biggest year
Matthews was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1988 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. See all of 1988.
Names that rose and fell with Matthews
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Manuelpeak 2005
- Alfonsopeak 1991
- Gregoriopeak 1993
- Caesarpeak 2015
- Ruebenpeak 1921
- Gerritpeak 1916
- Victorpeak 1990
- Claytonpeak 2000
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.