Matsue
Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 196,748 in 91287 households and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 572.99 square kilometres (221.23 sq mi).
Meaning & Origin of Matsue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 196,748 in 91287 households and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 572.99 square kilometres (221.23 sq mi).
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Origin & history
The Story of Matsue
The earliest SSA record of Matsue as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Matsue — #1,887 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Matsue on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Matsue last appeared in the published SSA data in 1930, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 157 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Matsue
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- Mari Funaki , Australian jeweller
- Hiroyuki Hosoda , politician
- Takashi Nagai , physician, Catholic writer
- Kei Nishikori (b. 1989), tennis player, was born in Matsue.
- Wakatsuki Reijirō , former Prime Minister
- Shirō Sano , actor
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Names that sound like Matsue
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About the name Matsue
Matsue is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 157 births in the dataset. Matsue's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,887. Use the chart and map above to compare Matsue'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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