Boys' name · since 1973
Matthe
Matthe has 68 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 68
- total births
- 1973–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
68 boys have been named Matthe since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matthe has been recorded 68 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1988.
- 68 total births
- 1973–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 84% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matthe's 68 recorded births place it above 56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matthe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matthe's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matthe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1988
- Peak year (1986)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Matthe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Matthe's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Matthe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 57 births (84% of all-time use).
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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, 1973–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matthe: Baby Name Since 1973 - 68 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matthe. 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 Matthe 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.