Boys' name · since 2020
Matija
Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Matija, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2020–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Matija is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 2020.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matija has been recorded 17 times among boys since 2020, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2023.
- 17 total births
- 2020–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matija's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matija's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2023
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Matija by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Matija's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Matija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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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, 2020–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matija: Baby Name Since 2020 - 17 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matija. 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 Matija 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.