Boys' name · since 1996
Matheo
2,451 babies named Matheo in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,451
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,451 babies have been named Matheo since 1996, making it today's #751 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matheo has been recorded 2,451 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #751 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #2,907 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #751 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,451 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matheo ranks #2,907 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #751 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,451 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,451
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Matheo's 2,451 recorded births place it above 93.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Matheo compares
2,451 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Matheo's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matheo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,451 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 344 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matheo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matheo's full recorded timeline at 2012, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 344 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matheo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 344
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Matheo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,376 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Matheo's strongest decade.
1,376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Matheo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 139
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
925 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,376 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,376 births (56% of all-time use).
How Matheo 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 Matheo's total volume
Matheo by state
Where Matheo concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 401 | 16.4% |
| #2 | California | | 380 | 15.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 280 | 11.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 99 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 94 | 3.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 59 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 58 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 52 | 2.1% |
401 of 2,451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Matheo appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Matheo's data
- Texas records the most Matheos (401 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Matheo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Matheo 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.