Recorded 1969–2011 Boys' name Peak 1988 118 births

Mattheu — boys' name

118 babies named Mattheu in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81980s321990s272000s442010s7
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mattheu was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mattheu in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mattheu

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Mattheu between 1969 and 2011, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mattheu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mattheu performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mattheu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mattheu 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 118 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.

Mattheu at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

118

Since 1969

43 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1969

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2011

Mattheu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1969

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 2011200520001994198519801969 8

Mattheu by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
44 births that decade — 37% of Mattheu's all-time total
1960s81980s321990s272000s442010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mattheu?
118 babies have been named Mattheu since 1969. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Mattheu most popular?
Mattheu was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Mattheu been used?
Mattheu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 43 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Mattheu?
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.

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, 1969–2011 (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.