Boys' name · since 1955
Matson
Matson has 241 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 241
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
241 boys have been named Matson since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matson has been recorded 241 times among boys since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1955 to 2024.
- #11,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 241 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matson ranks #11,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 241
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matson's 241 recorded births place it above 73.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matson's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Matson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Matson's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Matson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Matson's decade-level peak was the 2010s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 35 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 Matson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~69 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, 1955–2024 (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 Matson 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.