Matisse vs Matthew

Side-by-side comparison of Matisse and Matthew - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Matisse

Boy name · Rank #4269

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Name B

Matthew

Boy name · Rank #33

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Metric Matisse Matthew
Current Rank #4269 #33
Total Births (all years) 362 1,654,075
Peak Year 2021 1983
Peak Year Births 28 50,209
Peak Decade 2020s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Matisse Matthew
1880s - 1,068
1890s - 1,132
1900s - 1,188
1910s - 6,228
1920s - 8,566
1930s - 6,255
1940s - 8,760
1950s - 35,796
1960s - 105,938
1970s - 277,727
1980s - 458,951
1990s 12 351,682
2000s 95 221,631
2010s 120 125,101
2020s 135 44,052

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Matisse Matthew
2014 - 12,944
2015 15 12,785
2016 10 12,665
2017 18 11,732
2018 12 10,009
2019 15 9,277
2020 14 8,142
2021 28 7,489
2022 26 7,077
2023 26 7,234
2024 25 7,107
2025 16 7,003

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2025.

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