Given name
Matsue
“from the pine”
Matsue is a variant of Matsu. One Japanese interpretation is “from the pine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matsue is a variant of Matsu. One Japanese interpretation is “from the pine.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matsue is a variant of Matsu. An origin associated with Matsu is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Matsue through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 157
- 0 boys · 157 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1918.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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