US rank #5727 Boys' name Peak 2012 609 births

Mateen — #5727 US boys' name

609 babies named Mateen in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s291990s1242000s1952010s1782020s78
#5727
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Mateen was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

31 babies were named Mateen in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mateen

The Social Security Administration has registered 609 babies named Mateen between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mateen currently holds the #5727 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mateen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mateen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Mateen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mateen 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 609 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.

Mateen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

609

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2012

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,727

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mateen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
31
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419871978 5

Mateen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
195 births that decade — 32% of Mateen's all-time total
1970s51980s291990s1242000s1952010s1782020s78

Mateen by state

Where Mateen concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mateen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
138 22.7%
#2 New York
10 1.6%
#3 Virginia
5 0.8%
California share of Mateen's total US births 22.7%
Even split

138 of 609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mateen?
609 babies have been named Mateen since 1978. It currently ranks #5727 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 31 births.
When was Mateen most popular?
Mateen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Mateen most popular?
The top states for the name Mateen are California (138 births), New York (10 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Mateen been used?
Mateen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mateen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.