Girls' name · since 1998
Matilynn
211 babies named Matilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matilynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 211 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Matilynn recorded 211 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1998 to 2024.
- #19,267 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 211 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matilynn ranks #19,267 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 211 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matilynn's 211 recorded births place it above 73.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matilynn's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Matilynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Matilynn's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Matilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Matilynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Matilynn: 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 (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Matilynn 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.