Matthews

Popularity Trends

The name Matthews is the #6,173 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,573 recorded births since 1882. This represents the 20.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 20.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,091 (32.6% percentile) for all time with 1,573 births since 1882.

Matthews first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1882 (first recorded for boys in 1882). Birth data for Matthews is available in 117 out of the 142 years between 1882 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Matthews reached its peak popularity in 1988, achieving the 5.0% percentile (ranked #690) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 1882, with 41 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). Despite a peak around 2018, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Matthews ranks #899 for boys (1.3% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 22.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Matthews".

1882 2023 18822023

Key Statistics

Total Births

1,573

Peak Births

Peak Year

1988

First Recorded

1882

Peak Percentile

5.0%

Current Percentile

1.3%

Peak Rank

#690

Current Rank

#899

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Matthews", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Matthews.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Matthews's popularity from 1882 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Matthews at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Matthews range from Vicy at 56.7% correlation to Lorina at 44.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 49.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Lorina with 1.8K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Clennie with 49 births (55% boys).

Matthews' share of births peaked at 41 births per million for boys in 1988. It reached its lowest point of 3 births per million (7% of peak) in 2011. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Matthews had 9.3 births per million, 23% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Vicy

101

56.67% (moderate)

Lova

416

54.34% (moderate)

Jerusha

1,178

52.16% (moderate)

Clennie

50.55% (moderate)

Albertia

204

50.50% (moderate)

Justa

204

49.32% (moderate)

Peder

799

48.61% (moderate)

Wenonah

506

46.66% (moderate)

Lenon

518

46.63% (moderate)

Birdella

173

44.57% (moderate)

Vinton

1,063

44.54% (moderate)

Lorina

1,804

44.19% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Matthews

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Matthews. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 77.8% confident that Matthews is pronounced as MA-thyuez, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MA-thyues, at 11.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

MA-thyuez

77.8%

MA-thyues

11.1%

MA-thuez

11.1%

MA-thyuez (2 syllables)

Verified

77.8% confidence

M AE1 TH Y UW0 Z

MA-thyues (2 syllables)

11.1% confidence

M AE1 TH Y UW0 S

MA-thuez (2 syllables)

11.1% confidence

M AE1 TH UW0 Z

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like M AE1 TH Y UW0 Z) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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