Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Matthews

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Matthews
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1988

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1882Peak 19882024

Peak year

1988

Decline from peak

46.3%

2024

All-time

1,595

Matthews is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1988, when 41 boys were named Matthews.

In 2024, only 22 boys were given the name.

All told, about 1,595 Americans have been named Matthews and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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