Girls' name · since 1994
Matilyn
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 947 babies named Matilyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 947
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Matilyn currently ranks #9120 among girls' names in America, with 947 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matilyn has been recorded 947 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #9120 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 947 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matilyn ranks #7,804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 947 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 947
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Matilyn's 947 recorded births place it above 89.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Matilyn compares
947 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Matilyn's all-time total is 152% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 947 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Matilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matilyn's full recorded timeline at 2010, 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 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Matilyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (413 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Matilyn's strongest decade.
413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Matilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
413 births
- 2010s
2010s
365 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 413 births (44% of all-time use).
How Matilyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Matilyn's total volume
Matilyn by state
Where Matilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
30 of 947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Matilyn's data
- Matilyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (413 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Matilyns (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Matilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Matilyn 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.