Boys' name · since 1995
Mattheus
Mattheus has 221 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 221
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
221 babies have been named Mattheus since 1995, making it today's #10093 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mattheus has been recorded 221 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #10093 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #12,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,093 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 221 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mattheus ranks #12,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,093 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 221 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 221
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mattheus's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Mattheus compares
221 40th 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
Mattheus's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mattheus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 221 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mattheus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mattheus's full recorded timeline at 2011, 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 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mattheus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Mattheus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (84 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Mattheus's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Mattheus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 84 births (38% of all-time use).
Mattheus by state
Where Mattheus concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 2.7% |
6 of 221 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mattheus's data
- Mattheus's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Massachusetts records the most Mattheuss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mattheus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Mattheus 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.