Mathews
Mathews is a given name. It may refer to:Mathews I or Baselios Marthoma Mathews I (1907–1996), Supreme Primate of Malankara Church, also known as Indian Orthodox Church Mathews II or Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (1915–2006) was the Supreme Primate of the Malankara Church, also known as Indian Orthodox Church
Meaning & Origin of Mathews
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mathews is a given name. It may refer to:Mathews I or Baselios Marthoma Mathews I (1907–1996), Supreme Primate of Malankara Church, also known as Indian Orthodox Church Mathews II or Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (1915–2006) was the Supreme Primate of the Malankara Church, also known as Indian Orthodox Church
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The Story of Mathews
The earliest SSA record of Mathews as a baby boy name dates back to 1896, when 6 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Mathews — #5,072 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Mathews on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Mathews last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 452 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Mathews
Mathews is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 452 births in the dataset. Mathews's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #5,072. Use the chart and map above to compare Mathews's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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