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Matsue

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Pronounced maht-SOO-eh /mɑtˈsuːe/Low

Meaning: Matsue is a Japanese given name written in romaji here; its meaning depends on the kanji used, though the matsu element is often linked to the pine tree, a symbol of endurance, and matsue can also be a place name.Low

In 30 seconds: Matsue is a Japanese girl's name recorded in early United States records among immigrant families (said maht-SOO-eh). Its exact meaning depends on the kanji chosen, with matsu often tied to the pine tree.
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Origin MediumJapanese
MeaningMatsue is a Japanese given name written in romaji here; its meaning depends on the kanji used, though the matsu element is often linked to the pine tree, a symbol of endurance, and matsue can also be a place name.
U.S. rank (1930)#2800 ↗ Rising
1930 U.S. births11 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1918
Total births (all-time)≈ 157

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191819141930

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Matsue appears in early twentieth-century United States records during the era of Issei and Nisei Japanese-American families, the first immigrant generation and their children, and is written here in romaji only.

The name was very rare and brief in United States records, given to only a handful of girls a year around 1918 and largely gone by 1930, a span that predates the later wartime internment years. A girl named Matsue then would be well past a hundred today. The name is best understood through its Japanese kanji, which the records do not preserve.

Did you know? In Japanese the sound matsu commonly points to the pine, long a symbol of steadfastness and long life, but because several kanji share these sounds the precise meaning varies from family to family.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Matsue — Japanese girls name, romaji only; meaning kanji-dependent, matsu often pine; Issei/Nisei era

Variations

MatsuyeMatsuMatsuko

Nicknames

MatsuMatsy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Matsue mean?

It is a Japanese girl's name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen; the matsu element is often linked to the pine tree.

How do you pronounce Matsue?

It is said maht-SOO-eh /mɑtˈsuːe/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Matsue a boy or girl name?

Matsue is a girl's name.

How popular is Matsue?

In the United States it was very rare and brief, given to only a handful of girls a year around the late nineteen-tens in Japanese immigrant families.

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