US rank #10137 Boys' name Peak 2011 305 births

Matthan — #10137 US boys' name

305 babies named Matthan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s542000s842010s952020s39
#10137
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Matthan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

14 babies were named Matthan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matthan

The Social Security Administration has registered 305 babies named Matthan between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matthan currently holds the #10137 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matthan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Matthan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matthan 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 305 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.

Matthan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

305

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2011

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,137

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matthan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 202420182013200820031998199219841980 6

Matthan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 31% of Matthan's all-time total
1980s331990s542000s842010s952020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matthan?
305 babies have been named Matthan since 1980. It currently ranks #10137 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 14 births.
When was Matthan most popular?
Matthan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Matthan been used?
Matthan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matthan?
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, 1980–2024 (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.