Matthews — #4562 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Matthews

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,595 babies named Matthews between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matthews currently holds the #4562 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matthews performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Matthews shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Matthews in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matthews 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 1,595 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.