Recorded 1995–2018 Girls' name Peak 2004 151 births

Mathea — girls' name

151 babies named Mathea in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s892010s43

The verdict

151 girls have been named Mathea since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

151
total births
1995–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Mathea was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mathea in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mathea

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Mathea between 1995 and 2018, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mathea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mathea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mathea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mathea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mathea 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 151 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.

Mathea at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

151

Since 1995

24 years of records

Peak year

2004

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1995

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2018

Mathea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1995

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 20182013201020072004200119981995 5

Mathea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
89 births that decade — 59% of Mathea's all-time total
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Mathea by state

Where Mathea concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mathea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.3%
California share of Mathea's total US births 3.3%

5 of 151 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mathea?
151 babies have been named Mathea since 1995. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
When was Mathea most popular?
Mathea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Mathea most popular?
The top states for the name Mathea are California (5 births).
How long has the name Mathea been used?
Mathea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 24 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Mathea?
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, 1995–2018 (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.