Matisse Sowards
There are approximately 1 people named Matisse Sowards living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Matisse with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sowards. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Matisse
554
Alive today
Named Sowards
3.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 554
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2021
Average age: 16
Top Census group: White (49.4%)
Estimated bearers: 3.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #9,296
Per 100K: 1.12
Top ancestry: White (91.5%)
First name trend
Matisse: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Matisse. The peak year was 2021 with 28 births. The average person named Matisse today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Matisse
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Matisse, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 49.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Matisse described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Matisse at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White49.4% · 249
- Hispanic or Latino20.0% · 101
- Two or more races15.7% · 79
- Black or African American11.3% · 57
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 18
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sowards surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sowards, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Sowards described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Sowards at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.5% · 3,071
- Two or more races4.1% · 136
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 81
- Black or African American1.1% · 38
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 16
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Matisse has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0002% of the US population, based on 554 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Matisse right now.
The surname Sowards appears at a rate of 1.12 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0011%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Matisse Sowards. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Matisse Sowards: questions and answers
How many people are named Matisse Sowards?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Matisse Sowards. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0002%) with the surname frequency (1.12 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Matisse Sowards?
We classify Matisse Sowards as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Matisse a male or female name?
Matisse is predominantly unisex. Out of 561 total SSA registrations, 61.7% were male and 38.3% were female. See the full Matisse profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Matisse Sowards?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.