Girls' name · since 1992
Matlyn
Matlyn has 46 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 46
- total births
- 1992–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
46 girls have been named Matlyn since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matlyn has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2008.
- 46 total births
- 1992–2008 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matlyn's 46 recorded births place it above 50% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matlyn's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2008
- Peak year (1995)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Matlyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Matlyn's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Matlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Matlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2000s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1992–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matlyn: Baby Name Since 1992 - 46 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matlyn. 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 Matlyn 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.