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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in English
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Matthews is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 10 boys (rank 7679). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Matthews
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 5 | 943 | observed |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | 5 | 1,074 | observed |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 5 | 1,130 | observed |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,253 | observed |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | 7 | 1,387 | observed |
| 1912 | 6 | 2,269 | observed |
| 1913 | 7 | 2,273 | observed |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,082 | observed |
| 1916 | 11 | 2,389 | observed |
| 1917 | 13 | 2,188 | observed |
| 1918 | 13 | 2,260 | observed |
| 1919 | 16 | 1,973 | observed |
| 1920 | 19 | 1,820 | observed |
| 1921 | 12 | 2,502 | observed |
| 1922 | 11 | 2,630 | observed |
| 1923 | 16 | 2,020 | observed |
| 1924 | 15 | 2,132 | observed |
| 1925 | 9 | 2,936 | observed |
| 1926 | 11 | 2,566 | observed |
| 1927 | 11 | 2,523 | observed |
| 1928 | 9 | 2,843 | observed |
| 1929 | 13 | 2,199 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,609 | observed |
| 1931 | 8 | 2,864 | observed |
| 1932 | 9 | 2,638 | observed |
| 1933 | 12 | 2,093 | observed |
| 1934 | 9 | 2,563 | observed |
| 1935 | 7 | 2,951 | observed |
| 1936 | 8 | 2,629 | observed |
| 1937 | 6 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1938 | 8 | 2,646 | observed |
| 1939 | 5 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | 14 | 1,903 | observed |
| 1942 | 10 | 2,386 | observed |
| 1943 | 10 | 2,405 | observed |
| 1944 | 14 | 1,890 | observed |
| 1945 | 13 | 1,926 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 2,690 | observed |
| 1947 | 14 | 2,076 | observed |
| 1948 | 14 | 2,027 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 3,019 | observed |
| 1950 | 15 | 1,941 | observed |
| 1951 | 14 | 2,055 | observed |
| 1952 | 11 | 2,376 | observed |
| 1953 | 17 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1954 | 9 | 2,743 | observed |
| 1955 | 9 | 2,764 | observed |
| 1956 | 11 | 2,497 | observed |
| 1957 | 12 | 2,375 | observed |
| 1958 | 11 | 2,506 | observed |
| 1959 | 12 | 2,414 | observed |
| 1960 | 12 | 2,423 | observed |
| 1961 | 10 | 2,706 | observed |
| 1962 | 12 | 2,364 | observed |
| 1963 | 7 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1964 | 6 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1965 | 17 | 1,918 | observed |
| 1966 | 11 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1967 | 17 | 1,906 | observed |
| 1968 | 18 | 1,894 | observed |
| 1969 | 10 | 2,861 | observed |
| 1970 | 17 | 2,213 | observed |
| 1971 | 13 | 2,686 | observed |
| 1972 | 15 | 2,418 | observed |
| 1973 | 7 | 4,054 | observed |
| 1974 | 10 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1975 | 19 | 2,288 | observed |
| 1976 | 11 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1977 | 18 | 2,458 | observed |
| 1978 | 17 | 2,568 | observed |
| 1979 | 14 | 3,018 | observed |
| 1980 | 18 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1981 | 23 | 2,204 | observed |
| 1982 | 22 | 2,269 | observed |
| 1983 | 28 | 1,905 | observed |
| 1984 | 34 | 1,690 | observed |
| 1985 | 21 | 2,427 | observed |
| 1986 | 30 | 1,962 | observed |
| 1987 | 28 | 2,115 | observed |
| 1988 | 41 | 1,706 | observed |
| 1989 | 24 | 2,615 | observed |
| 1990 | 25 | 2,628 | observed |
| 1991 | 14 | 4,005 | observed |
| 1992 | 21 | 3,105 | observed |
| 1993 | 19 | 3,368 | observed |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,109 | observed |
| 1995 | 17 | 3,693 | observed |
| 1996 | 15 | 4,185 | observed |
| 1997 | 15 | 4,246 | observed |
| 1998 | 16 | 4,197 | observed |
| 1999 | 23 | 3,376 | observed |
| 2000 | 30 | 2,922 | observed |
| 2001 | 13 | 5,390 | observed |
| 2002 | 18 | 4,322 | observed |
| 2003 | 18 | 4,426 | observed |
| 2004 | 14 | 5,492 | observed |
| 2005 | 21 | 4,198 | observed |
| 2006 | 13 | 6,094 | observed |
| 2007 | 20 | 4,640 | observed |
| 2008 | 14 | 6,070 | observed |
| 2009 | 14 | 6,095 | observed |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,591 | observed |
| 2011 | 6 | 10,808 | observed |
| 2012 | 8 | 8,864 | observed |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,537 | observed |
| 2014 | 10 | 7,562 | observed |
| 2015 | 17 | 5,289 | observed |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,605 | observed |
| 2017 | 9 | 8,140 | observed |
| 2018 | 10 | 7,617 | observed |
| 2019 | 7 | 9,756 | observed |
| 2020 | 14 | 5,980 | observed |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,166 | observed |
| 2022 | 7 | 9,823 | observed |
| 2023 | 17 | 5,470 | observed |
| 2024 | 22 | 4,571 | observed |
| 2025 | 10 | 7,679 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Matthews” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
