How Many People Are Named Matthews?
An estimated 1,168 people in the United States have the first name Matthews. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Matthews peaked in popularity in 1988 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matthews as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Matthews paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,168
About 1 in 293,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1988
41 births
Total Registered
1,595
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matthews
Matthews is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,595 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Matthews as a male name
Ranked #4,637 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (41 births)
Matthews: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matthews span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 269 babies were registered. Matthews has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Matthews by Decade
How has Matthews tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Matthews by State
Birth registrations for Matthews span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, California, New York. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts. On average, about 14 Matthewss were registered per state.
Matthews + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matthews as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Matthews: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matthews?
We estimate approximately 1,168 people named Matthews are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 293,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Matthews a common name?
Matthews is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,595 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matthews most popular?
Matthews reached peak popularity in 1988, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matthews is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matthews a male name?
Matthews is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matthews Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matthews Smith, Matthews Johnson, Matthews Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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