US rank #13065 Boys' name Peak 2005 132 births

Matheson — #13065 US boys' name

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.

2000s612010s562020s15
#13065
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 8% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Matheson was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

10 babies were named Matheson in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matheson

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Matheson between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matheson currently holds the #13065 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matheson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Matheson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matheson 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 132 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.

Matheson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

132

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2005

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,065

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matheson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 2024201920162012200720042000 9

Matheson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 46% of Matheson's all-time total
2000s612010s562020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matheson?
132 babies have been named Matheson since 2000. It currently ranks #13065 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 10 births.
When was Matheson most popular?
Matheson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Matheson been used?
Matheson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matheson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.