Boys' name · since 1989
Matin
325 babies named Matin in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Matin is the #7387 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 325 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Matin recorded 325 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #7387 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #10,160 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,387 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 325 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matin ranks #10,160 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,387 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 325 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matin's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Matin compares
325 47th percentile among 13,930 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
Matin's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Matin splits its recorded history at 2009: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Matin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Matin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Matin's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Matin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (32% of all-time use).
Matin by state
Where Matin concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.2% |
17 of 325 births nationwide.
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What to do with Matin's data
- Matin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Matins (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Matin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Matin 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.