Boys' name · since 1988

Johnmatthew

83 babies named Johnmatthew in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

83
total births
1988–2019
years on record
2010s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade

Johnmatthew sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 83 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnmatthew has been recorded 83 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2019.

  • 83 total births
  • 1988–2019 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johnmatthew's 83 recorded births place it above 59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johnmatthew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Johnmatthew's full recorded timeline at 2005, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Johnmatthew popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4681012 1988199720012005201220152019 6

Johnmatthew by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Johnmatthew's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Johnmatthew births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnmatthew?
83 babies have been named Johnmatthew since 1988. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
When was Johnmatthew most popular?
Johnmatthew was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Johnmatthew been used?
Johnmatthew has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 32 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Johnmatthew?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Johnmatthew: Baby Name Since 1988 - 83 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnmatthew. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Johnmatthew draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.