Boys' name · since 1916
Mather
21 babies named Mather in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 1916–2006
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Mather sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Mather recorded 21 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2006.
- 21 total births
- 1916–2006 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mather's 21 recorded births place it above 36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Mather's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mather splits its recorded history at 1928: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mather popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2006
- Peak year (1928)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Mather by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Mather's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Mather births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Mather by state
Where Mather concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 23.8% |
5 of 21 births nationwide.
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- Mather's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Mathers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1916–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mather: Baby Name Since 1916 - 21 Births, Peak 1928." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mather. 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 Mather 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.