Recorded 1996–2014 Boys' name Peak 2013 73 births

Matthewjames — boys' name

73 babies named Matthewjames in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

73 boys have been named Matthewjames since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

73
total births
1996–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Matthewjames was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

9 babies were named Matthewjames in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matthewjames

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Matthewjames between 1996 and 2014, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matthewjames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matthewjames performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Matthewjames shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matthewjames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matthewjames 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 73 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.

Matthewjames at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

73

Since 1996

19 years of records

Peak year

2013

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1996

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2014

Matthewjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1996

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2013)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Matthewjames by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 41% of Matthewjames's all-time total
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Matthewjames by state

Where Matthewjames concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matthewjames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 15.1%
California share of Matthewjames's total US births 15.1%

11 of 73 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matthewjames?
73 babies have been named Matthewjames since 1996. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2013 with 9 births.
When was Matthewjames most popular?
Matthewjames was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Matthewjames most popular?
The top states for the name Matthewjames are California (11 births).
How long has the name Matthewjames been used?
Matthewjames has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 19 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Matthewjames?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1996–2014 (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.