US rank #6032 Boys' name Peak 2024 69 births

Matisyahu — #6032 US boys' name

69 babies named Matisyahu in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s392020s20
#6032
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Matisyahu was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

15 babies were named Matisyahu in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matisyahu

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Matisyahu between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matisyahu currently holds the #6032 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matisyahu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Matisyahu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matisyahu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matisyahu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 69 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Matisyahu at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

69

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2024

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,032

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matisyahu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
15
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 2024202220182017201620142013201120071994 5

Matisyahu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
39 births that decade — 57% of Matisyahu's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s392020s20

Matisyahu by state

Where Matisyahu concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matisyahu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 14.5%
New York share of Matisyahu's total US births 14.5%

10 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matisyahu?
69 babies have been named Matisyahu since 1994. It currently ranks #6032 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 15 births.
When was Matisyahu most popular?
Matisyahu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Matisyahu most popular?
The top states for the name Matisyahu are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Matisyahu been used?
Matisyahu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matisyahu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.