Boys' name · since 1955
Mathieu
Mathieu has 2,416 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,416
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,416 babies have been named Mathieu since 1955, making it today's #4899 boys' name.
Mathieu has 2,416 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4899 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #2,941 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,899 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,416 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mathieu ranks #2,941 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,899 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,416 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,416
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mathieu's 2,416 recorded births place it above 93.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mathieu compares
2,416 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mathieu's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mathieu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,416 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mathieu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mathieu splits its recorded history at 1994: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mathieu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Mathieu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (638 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Mathieu's strongest decade.
638 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mathieu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 202
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
359 births
- 1990s
1990s
512 births
- 2000s
2000s
638 births
- 2010s
2010s
443 births
- 2020s 186
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 638 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mathieu compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mathieu's total volume
Mathieu by state
Where Mathieu concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 233 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 125 | 5.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 100 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 81 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 73 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 30 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 8 | 0.3% |
233 of 2,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Mathieu appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mathieu's data
- Mathieu's decade-level peak was the 2000s (638 total births); usage has since declined to 186 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mathieus (233 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mathieu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Mathieu 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.