boy's name

Mathews

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 468

Mathews is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2006, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1896.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Mathews over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

113
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Mathews by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 6
1900s 7
1910s 70
1920s 73
1930s 14
1940s 10
1950s 6
1970s 12
1980s 46
1990s 43
2000s 113
2010s 39
2020s (to 2024) 13

How popular is Mathews?

In 2024, Mathews was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Mathews is used

France #3,044 5 in 1994
England & Wales #5,218 3 in 2009
United States #10,268 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mathews

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Mathews also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mathews over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Mathews

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mathews — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mathews

How popular is the name Mathews?

In 2024, Mathews was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Mathews a girl's or a boy's name?

Mathews is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Mathews?

Mathews has 2 syllables.

When was Mathews most popular?

Mathews peaked in 2006, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.