Recorded 1975–2015 Boys' name Peak 2006 214 births

Matheu — boys' name

214 babies named Matheu in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s632000s1282010s18

The verdict

214 boys have been named Matheu since 1975, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

214
total births
1975–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Matheu was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

21 babies were named Matheu in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matheu

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Matheu between 1975 and 2015, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matheu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matheu performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Matheu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matheu 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 214 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.

Matheu at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

214

Since 1975

41 years of records

Peak year

2006

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1975

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2015

Matheu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1975

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
21
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 20152009200620032000199619931975 5

Matheu by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 60% of Matheu's all-time total
1970s51990s632000s1282010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matheu?
214 babies have been named Matheu since 1975. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2006 with 21 births.
When was Matheu most popular?
Matheu was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Matheu been used?
Matheu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 41 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Matheu?
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.

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, 1975–2015 (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.