Boys' name · since 2001
Mato
Mato has 84 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 84
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mato currently ranks #8629 among boys' names in America, with 84 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mato has been recorded 84 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #8629 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #18,572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,629 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 84 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mato ranks #18,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,629 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 84 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 84
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mato's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Dakota.
How Mato compares
84 23rd 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
Mato's all-time total is 77% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mato | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mato's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mato's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mato popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Mato by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Mato's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mato births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (37% of all-time use).
Mato by state
Where Mato concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Dakota | | 5 | 6.0% |
5 of 84 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mato's data
- Mato's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Dakota records the most Matos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Dakota 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 Mato: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Mato 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.