Girls' name · since 2000

Matigan

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Matigan, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

44
total births
2000–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
89%
born in that decade

Matigan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 2000.

Matigan has 44 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2000 to 2010.

  • 44 total births
  • 2000–2010 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 89% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Matigan's 44 recorded births place it above 49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Matigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Matigan splits its recorded history at 2003: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Matigan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4681012 200020012002200320042010 5

Matigan by decade

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

2000s was Matigan's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.

Matigan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (89% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matigan?
Matigan has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 11 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Matigan most popular?
Matigan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Matigan been used?
The SSA has tracked Matigan since 2000 -- 11 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Matigan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mattie, Matilda, Mathilda, Matthew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Matigan's data

  • Matigan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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.

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, 2000–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Matigan: Baby Name Since 2000 - 44 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matigan. 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 Matigan 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.