Matthews is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #9408 in 2012 with 8 recorded births. This places Matthews in the bottom 34% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 30 births ranking #2966. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 46.7%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 237,078 boys born was named Matthews. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.