US rank #11434 Boys' name Peak 2007 214 births

Mattheus — #11434 US boys' name

214 babies named Mattheus in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s842010s832020s34
#11434
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Mattheus was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mattheus in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mattheus

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Mattheus between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mattheus currently holds the #11434 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mattheus performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mattheus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mattheus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mattheus 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 214 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.

Mattheus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

214

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2007

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,434

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mattheus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 2024201920152010200620021995 6

Mattheus by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
84 births that decade — 39% of Mattheus's all-time total
1990s132000s842010s832020s34

Mattheus by state

Where Mattheus concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mattheus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
6 2.8%
Massachusetts share of Mattheus's total US births 2.8%

6 of 214 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mattheus?
214 babies have been named Mattheus since 1995. It currently ranks #11434 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 15 births.
When was Mattheus most popular?
Mattheus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Mattheus most popular?
The top states for the name Mattheus are Massachusetts (6 births).
How long has the name Mattheus been used?
Mattheus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mattheus?
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, 1995–2024 (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.