US rank #12799 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,146 births

Mateusz — #12799 US boys' name

1,146 babies named Mateusz in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s3792000s5052010s2042020s31
#12799
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mateusz was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

62 babies were named Mateusz in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mateusz

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,146 babies named Mateusz between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mateusz currently holds the #12799 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mateusz performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 505 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mateusz shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 483 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Mateusz in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mateusz 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 1,146 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.

Mateusz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,146

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2008

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,799

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mateusz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
62
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419891987 6

Mateusz by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
505 births that decade — 44% of Mateusz's all-time total
1980s271990s3792000s5052010s2042020s31

Mateusz by state

Where Mateusz concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Mateusz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
483 42.1%
#2 New York
218 19.0%
#3 New Jersey
82 7.2%
#4 Connecticut
11 1.0%
#5 California
5 0.4%
Illinois share of Mateusz's total US births 42.1%
Even split

483 of 1,146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mateusz?
1,146 babies have been named Mateusz since 1987. It currently ranks #12799 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 62 births.
When was Mateusz most popular?
Mateusz was most popular in the 2000s decade with 505 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Mateusz most popular?
The top states for the name Mateusz are Illinois (483 births), New York (218 births), New Jersey (82 births).
How long has the name Mateusz been used?
Mateusz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mateusz?
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, 1987–2024 (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.