Recorded 1993–2020 Girls' name Peak 2008 348 births

Matalyn — girls' name

348 babies named Matalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s732000s1872010s832020s5

The verdict

348 girls have been named Matalyn since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

348
total births
1993–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Matalyn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

25 babies were named Matalyn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 348 babies named Matalyn between 1993 and 2020, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Matalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matalyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matalyn 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 348 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.

Matalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

348

Since 1993

28 years of records

Peak year

2008

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1993

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2020

Matalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1993

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
25
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Matalyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
187 births that decade — 54% of Matalyn's all-time total
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Matalyn by state

Where Matalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Matalyn's total US births 1.4%

5 of 348 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matalyn?
348 babies have been named Matalyn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 25 births.
When was Matalyn most popular?
Matalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Matalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Matalyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Matalyn been used?
Matalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 28 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Matalyn?
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.

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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, 1993–2020 (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.