Recorded 1976–2015 Girls' name Peak 1985 136 births

Matalie — girls' name

136 babies named Matalie in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s521990s52000s352010s39

The verdict

136 girls have been named Matalie since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2015.

136
total births
1976–2015
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Matalie was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

14 babies were named Matalie in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matalie

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Matalie between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matalie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matalie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Matalie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matalie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matalie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 136 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Matalie at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

136

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

1985

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Matalie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1976

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1985)
14
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
46810121416 2015201220092005198819851976 5

Matalie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 38% of Matalie's all-time total
1970s51980s521990s52000s352010s39

Matalie by state

Where Matalie concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matalie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 5.1%
California share of Matalie's total US births 5.1%

7 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matalie?
136 babies have been named Matalie since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1985 with 14 births.
When was Matalie most popular?
Matalie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Matalie most popular?
The top states for the name Matalie are California (7 births).
How long has the name Matalie been used?
Matalie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Matalie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mattie, Matilda, Mathilda, Matthew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.