Boys' name · since 2006
Machias
10 babies named Machias in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,973 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Machias is the #12973 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 10 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Machias recorded 10 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #12973 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #35,252 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,973 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Machias ranks #35,252 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,973 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #35,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,973 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Machias's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Machias compares
10 3rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Machias's all-time total is 97% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Machias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 34 | 22,252 |
Machias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Machias's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded.
Machias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Machias by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Machias's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Machias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Machias's data
- Machias's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Machias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Machias draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.