Recorded 1988–2019 Boys' name Peak 2001 83 births

Johnmatthew — boys' name

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.

1980s51990s172000s292010s32
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Johnmatthew was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

10 babies were named Johnmatthew in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnmatthew

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Johnmatthew between 1988 and 2019, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnmatthew currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnmatthew performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Johnmatthew shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnmatthew in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 83 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Johnmatthew at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

83

Since 1988

32 years of records

Peak year

2001

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1988

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2019

Johnmatthew popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 2019201520122005200119971988 5

Johnmatthew by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 39% of Johnmatthew's all-time total
1980s51990s172000s292010s32

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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.