Boys' name · since 1997
Mattheau
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Mattheau, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 1997–2000
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Mattheau sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Mattheau recorded 21 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2000.
- 21 total births
- 1997–2000 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mattheau's 21 recorded births place it above 36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mattheau's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mattheau's full recorded timeline at 1999, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mattheau popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2000
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Mattheau by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Mattheau's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Mattheau births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Mattheau's decade-level peak was the 1990s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1997–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mattheau: Baby Name Since 1997 - 21 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mattheau. 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 Mattheau 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.