How Many People Are Named Matthews?
people named Matthews are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 300,338 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,605 babies named Matthews in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
41 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Matthews in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Matthews alive today is about 38 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Matthews first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1988, to 41 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Matthews has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,039, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #8,020.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,020 |
| Best rank | #1,039 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,134 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Matthews alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Matthews were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 38 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Matthews was given about 28.4 times as often in Louisiana.
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