Boys' name · since 2008
Motaz
57 babies named Motaz in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Motaz is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 57 have been recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Motaz has been recorded 57 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #21,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Motaz ranks #21,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Motaz's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Motaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Motaz's full recorded timeline at 2014, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Motaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
57 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 10 births in a single year.
Motaz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 72% of the file).
2010s was Motaz's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Motaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (72% of all-time use).
Motaz decade highlights
- Peak decade 41 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Motaz's data
- Motaz's decade-level peak was the 2010s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Motaz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Motaz 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.
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