Boys' name · since 1980
Matthan
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 311 babies named Matthan, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
311 babies have been named Matthan since 1980, making it today's #11008 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matthan has been recorded 311 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #11008 nationally and more common than 21% 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 1980 to 2025.
- #10,373 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,008 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matthan ranks #10,373 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,008 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 311 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matthan's 311 recorded births place it above 77.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Matthan compares
311 46th 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
Matthan's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matthan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matthan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matthan's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matthan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Matthan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Matthan's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Matthan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Matthan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Matthan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Matthan 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.