Matthews
Matthews was the 8024th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 1040th; the most babies were born in 1988 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,584 places. More babies were named Matthews in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,024 boys, down 1,844 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198841 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,605babies recorded
Matthews popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,024 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,180 | 14 |
| 2010 | #7,948 | 10 |
| 2000 | #2,966 | 30 |
| 1990 | #2,673 | 25 |
| 1980 | #2,687 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,261 | 17 |
| 1960 | #2,494 | 12 |
| 1950 | #1,995 | 15 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,857 | 19 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Matthews, counting every spelling?
Matthews is the most common spelling of a name family that had 10 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 10 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews | 10 | #8,024 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Matthews?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matthews (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Matthews born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matthews.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matthews?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Matthews are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 23 and 52. That makes Matthews mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Matthews: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matthews, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Matthews
How popular is the name Matthews?
Matthews was the 8024th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 1040th; the most babies were born in 1988 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,584 places. More babies were named Matthews in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Matthews a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Matthews in the US.