Boys' name · since 1978
Mateen
Mateen has 633 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 633
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mateen currently ranks #4310 among boys' names in America, with 633 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Mateen recorded 633 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #4310 nationally today, ahead of 69% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #6,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,310 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 633 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mateen ranks #6,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,310 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 633 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 633
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mateen's 633 recorded births place it above 84.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mateen compares
633 Top 40% higher than 60% of 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
Mateen's all-time total is 72% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mateen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 633 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mateen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mateen's full recorded timeline at 2005, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mateen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mateen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (195 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Mateen's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mateen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 195 births (31% of all-time use).
How Mateen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mateen's total volume
Mateen by state
Where Mateen concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 138 | 21.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
138 of 633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mateen's data
- Mateen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (195 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mateens (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Mateen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Mateen 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.