Boys' name · since 1896
Mathews
452 babies named Mathews in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 452
- born since 1896
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mathews sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 452 recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Mathews recorded 452 times among boys since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2024.
- #8,380 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 452 born since 1896
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mathews ranks #8,380 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 452 born since 1896, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 452
- born since 1896
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mathews's 452 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Mathews's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mathews splits its recorded history at 1983: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mathews popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Mathews by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (113 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Mathews's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Mathews births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (25% of all-time use).
Mathews by state
Where Mathews concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 8 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
8 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Mathews's decade-level peak was the 2000s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Mathewss (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mathews: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~128 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1896–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mathews 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 August 2026.