Boys' name · since 2003
Mathius
231 babies named Mathius in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5825
- among boys today
- 231
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other boys
Mathius currently ranks #5825 among boys' names in America, with 231 babies recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Mathius recorded 231 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #5825 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #5825 among boys today
- 231 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Mathius is currently the #5825 boys' name in America, more common than 59% of boys - 231 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5825
- among boys today
- 231
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other boys
Mathius vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 59% of names given to boys today.
42% of everyone ever named Mathius was born in this single decade.
17 babies were named Mathius in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Mathius compares
231 41st percentile among 14,294 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
Mathius's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mathius | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 231 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 23 | 22,252 |
Mathius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mathius's full recorded timeline at 2014, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mathius at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Mathius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Currently ranks #5825 among boys.
231 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 17 births in a single year.
Mathius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mathius's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Mathius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (42% of all-time use).
Mathius decade highlights
- Peak decade 96 births
- Runner-up 79 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mathius by state
Where Mathius concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 231 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Florida 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 2.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Mathius's data
- Mathius's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Mathiuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mathius: #5825 Boys' Name - 231 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mathius. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mathius 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 July 2026.
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