Recorded 1914–1930 Girls' name Peak 1918 157 births

Matsue — girls' name

157 babies named Matsue in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s571920s891930s11
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Matsue was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

20 babies were named Matsue in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matsue

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Matsue between 1914 and 1930, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matsue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matsue performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Matsue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 137 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matsue in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matsue 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 157 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.

Matsue at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

157

Since 1914

17 years of records

Peak year

1918

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1914

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1930

Matsue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1914

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1918)
20
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
0510152025 193019281926192419221920191819161914 5

Matsue by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
89 births that decade — 57% of Matsue's all-time total
1910s571920s891930s11

Matsue by state

Where Matsue concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matsue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
137 87.3%
Hawaii share of Matsue's total US births 87.3%

137 of 157 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matsue?
157 babies have been named Matsue since 1914. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1918 with 20 births.
When was Matsue most popular?
Matsue was most popular in the 1920s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Matsue most popular?
The top states for the name Matsue are Hawaii (137 births).
How long has the name Matsue been used?
Matsue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 17 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Matsue?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mattie, Matilda, Mathilda, Matthew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1914–1930 (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.