Boys' name · since 1973
Mathaniel
29 babies named Mathaniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1973–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Mathaniel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Mathaniel recorded 29 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1988.
- 29 total births
- 1973–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mathaniel's 29 recorded births place it above 42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mathaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mathaniel's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mathaniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1988
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Mathaniel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mathaniel's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Mathaniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (79% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mathaniel: Baby Name Since 1973 - 29 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mathaniel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mathaniel 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 July 2026.