US rank #2409 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,623 births

Matheus — #2409 US boys' name

1,623 babies named Matheus in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1242000s6602010s5382020s296
#2409
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Matheus was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

104 babies were named Matheus in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matheus

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,623 babies named Matheus between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matheus currently holds the #2409 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matheus performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 660 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Matheus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 442 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Matheus in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matheus 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 1,623 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.

Matheus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,623

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2007

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,409

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matheus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
104
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Matheus by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
660 births that decade — 41% of Matheus's all-time total
1980s51990s1242000s6602010s5382020s296

Matheus by state

Where Matheus concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Matheus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
442 27.2%
#2 Florida
234 14.4%
#3 New Jersey
129 7.9%
#4 California
86 5.3%
#5 Texas
65 4.0%
#6 Connecticut
42 2.6%
#7 New York
25 1.5%
#8 Georgia
21 1.3%
Massachusetts share of Matheus's total US births 27.2%
Even split

442 of 1,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Matheus appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matheus?
1,623 babies have been named Matheus since 1988. It currently ranks #2409 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 104 births.
When was Matheus most popular?
Matheus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 660 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Matheus most popular?
The top states for the name Matheus are Massachusetts (442 births), Florida (234 births), New Jersey (129 births).
How long has the name Matheus been used?
Matheus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matheus?
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, 1988–2024 (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.