Boys' name · since 1984
Matthey
15 babies named Matthey in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 15
- total births
- 1984–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Matthey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Matthey recorded 15 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1989.
- 15 total births
- 1984–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matthey's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matthey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matthey's full recorded timeline at 1989, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matthey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1989
- Peak year (1984)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Matthey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Matthey's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Matthey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% 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, 1984–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matthey: Baby Name Since 1984 - 15 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matthey. 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 Matthey 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.