Boys' name · since 1980
Matheau
Matheau has 67 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 67
- total births
- 1980–1997
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Matheau is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 67 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Matheau recorded 67 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1997.
- 67 total births
- 1980–1997 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matheau's 67 recorded births place it above 56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matheau's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matheau's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matheau popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1997
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Matheau by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Matheau's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Matheau births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (60% 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, 1980–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matheau: Baby Name Since 1980 - 67 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matheau. 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 Matheau 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.