Boys' name · since 2000
Matheson
132 babies named Matheson in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 132
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Matheson sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 132 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Matheson recorded 132 times among boys since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.
- #15,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 132 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matheson ranks #15,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 132
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Matheson's 132 recorded births place it above 65.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matheson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matheson's full recorded timeline at 2012, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matheson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Matheson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Matheson's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Matheson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Matheson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Matheson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2000–2024 (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 Matheson 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.