Mathews
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MATH-yooz
- Origin
- English
Mathews is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Matthew”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mathews mean?
English: English and Welsh surname from Matthew, ultimately Hebrew
“son of Matthew”
A patronymic surname from Matthew, the apostle traditionally credited with the first Gospel.
Is Mathews a girl's or a boy's name?
Mathews is a boys' name.
How popular is Mathews in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1896.
Half of all the boys named Mathews in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mathews in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,451 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,022 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,130 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,187 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,828 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,270 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,091 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #857 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
Nicknames for Mathews
- Matt 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Mathews
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Moses, Wilson, Miller, Fletcher, Mason, Porter, Henry, Harley, Walker, Julius, Davis, Jackson
Names related to Mathews
Mathias, Matheus, Mateus, Mathis, Mathayus, Matthews, Mathius, Mateusz
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mathews: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mathews, updated 20 October 2026.