Matt
Last seen for girls in 1972 at #8,292 · #3,757 for boys in 2025, 29 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 55 births
- Debut · boys
- 41 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 23,887since 1880
Matt over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Matt has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,757 | 29 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,789 | 46 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,769 | 46 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,412 | 34 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,180 | 37 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,074 | 37 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,052 | 39 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,848 | 42 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,977 | 72 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,255 | 59 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,300 | 57 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,205 | 61 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,562 | 47 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,292 | 56 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,699 | 44 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,429 | 51 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,203 | 60 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,039 | 68 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,164 | 62 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,994 | 67 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,701 | 40 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,419 | 46 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,055 | 55 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,888 | 59 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,007 | 53 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,087 | 48 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,580 | 69 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,791 | 56 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,730 | 56 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,764 | 52 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,758 | 50 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,434 | 67 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,524 | 60 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,197 | 87 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,216 | 83 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,117 | 92 | |
| 1989 | — | #997 | 105 | |
| 1988 | — | #783 | 145 | |
| 1987 | — | #798 | 135 | |
| 1986 | — | #705 | 163 | |
| 1985 | — | #686 | 167 | |
| 1984 | — | #647 | 178 | |
| 1983 | — | #561 | 226 | |
| 1982 | — | #616 | 197 | |
| 1981 | — | #608 | 198 | |
| 1980 | — | #560 | 236 | |
| 1979 | — | #531 | 255 | |
| 1978 | — | #540 | 234 | |
| 1977 | — | #470 | 293 | |
| 1976 | — | #422 | 340 | |
| 1975 | — | #388 | 408 | |
| 1974 | — | #387 | 400 | |
| 1973 | — | #338 | 502 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #312 | 588 |
| 1971 | — | #266 | 805 | |
| 1970 | — | #285 | 739 | |
| 1969 | — | #260 | 799 | |
| 1968 | — | #258 | 782 | |
| 1967 | — | #275 | 707 | |
| 1966 | — | #271 | 727 | |
| 1965 | — | #260 | 800 | |
| 1964 | — | #258 | 882 | |
| 1963 | — | #253 | 906 | |
| 1962 | — | #261 | 857 | |
| 1961 | — | #265 | 888 | |
| 1960 | — | #269 | 878 | |
| 1959 | — | #256 | 975 | |
| 1958 | — | #258 | 907 | |
| 1957 | — | #321 | 569 | |
| 1956 | — | #389 | 371 | |
| 1955 | — | #522 | 196 | |
| 1954 | — | #627 | 139 | |
| 1953 | — | #686 | 108 | |
| 1952 | — | #786 | 80 | |
| 1951 | — | #724 | 92 | |
| 1950 | — | #784 | 76 | |
| 1949 | — | #782 | 77 | |
| 1948 | — | #717 | 87 | |
| 1947 | — | #778 | 78 | |
| 1946 | — | #759 | 76 | |
| 1945 | — | #798 | 60 | |
| 1944 | — | #801 | 61 | |
| 1943 | — | #828 | 63 | |
| 1942 | — | #745 | 74 | |
| 1941 | — | #850 | 55 | |
| 1940 | — | #758 | 66 | |
| 1939 | — | #836 | 53 | |
| 1938 | — | #816 | 57 | |
| 1937 | — | #880 | 49 | |
| 1936 | — | #742 | 66 | |
| 1935 | — | #803 | 59 | |
| 1934 | — | #798 | 60 | |
| 1933 | — | #834 | 55 | |
| 1932 | — | #836 | 58 | |
| 1931 | — | #816 | 59 | |
| 1930 | — | #755 | 71 | |
| 1929 | — | #801 | 65 | |
| 1928 | — | #796 | 67 | |
| 1927 | — | #766 | 73 | |
| 1926 | — | #737 | 75 | |
| 1925 | — | #690 | 87 | |
| 1924 | — | #671 | 93 | |
| 1923 | — | #682 | 89 | |
| 1922 | — | #642 | 101 | |
| 1921 | — | #623 | 104 | |
| 1920 | — | #653 | 94 | |
| 1919 | — | #600 | 101 | |
| 1918 | — | #534 | 128 | |
| 1917 | — | #549 | 114 | |
| 1916 | — | #558 | 105 | |
| 1915 | — | #542 | 106 | |
| 1914 | — | #478 | 103 | |
| 1913 | — | #560 | 60 | |
| 1912 | — | #547 | 54 | |
| 1911 | — | #461 | 40 | |
| 1910 | — | #546 | 27 | |
| 1909 | — | #449 | 32 | |
| 1908 | — | #585 | 19 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #443 | 25 | |
| 1905 | — | #452 | 24 | |
| 1904 | — | #431 | 24 | |
| 1903 | — | #370 | 27 | |
| 1902 | — | #380 | 27 | |
| 1901 | — | #407 | 21 | |
| 1900 | — | #402 | 31 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #403 | 24 | |
| 1897 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1896 | — | #363 | 28 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1893 | — | #317 | 30 | |
| 1892 | — | #341 | 30 | |
| 1891 | — | #325 | 27 | |
| 1890 | — | #328 | 28 | |
| 1889 | — | #294 | 33 | |
| 1888 | — | #273 | 43 | |
| 1887 | — | #276 | 34 | |
| 1886 | — | #325 | 27 | |
| 1885 | — | #258 | 41 | |
| 1884 | — | #227 | 55 | |
| 1883 | — | #262 | 39 | |
| 1882 | — | #347 | 26 | |
| 1881 | — | #296 | 29 | |
| 1880 | — | #262 | 41 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Matt was already there! It came in at #262, and was given to 41 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1908, when fewer than 28 boys a year got the name.
Where Matt is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Idaho#191 · 1 in 1,208
- Utah#208 · 1 in 1,335
- Washington#208 · 1 in 1,987
- Oregon#215 · 1 in 1,987
- Iowa#253 · 1 in 3,410
Best ever in a state: #80 in Wyoming, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #191 | 6 | 1 in 1,208 |
| Utah | #208 | 9 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Washington | #208 | 16 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Oregon | #215 | 9 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Iowa | #253 | 9 | 1 in 3,410 |
| Kansas | #254 | 10 | 1 in 2,477 |
| California | #258 | 68 | 1 in 2,467 |
| Indiana | #262 | 17 | 1 in 3,252 |
| Oklahoma | #314 | 7 | 1 in 3,548 |
| West Virginia | #322 | 5 | 1 in 4,315 |
| Kentucky | #326 | 8 | 1 in 4,542 |
| Illinois | #330 | 21 | 1 in 5,348 |
| Wisconsin | #331 | 6 | 1 in 7,627 |
| Massachusetts | #334 | 5 | 1 in 11,131 |
| Michigan | #345 | 16 | 1 in 6,255 |
| Missouri | #345 | 9 | 1 in 5,349 |
| Ohio | #364 | 17 | 1 in 6,804 |
| Pennsylvania | #413 | 11 | 1 in 11,191 |
| Florida | #437 | 7 | 1 in 6,742 |
| Texas | #440 | 26 | 1 in 4,765 |
| New Jersey | #441 | 5 | 1 in 11,788 |
| Virginia | #472 | 5 | 1 in 8,886 |
| New York | #511 | 14 | 1 in 12,591 |
| North Carolina | #512 | 6 | 1 in 9,249 |
| Louisiana | #543 | 5 | 1 in 8,450 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 968 spots since 2024 (#2,789 → #3,757)
- 683 spots since 2020 (#3,074 → #3,757)
- 1,457 spots since 2015 (#2,300 → #3,757)
- Biggest jump: 136 spots in 1909 (#585 → #449)
- Biggest drop: 214 spots in 1989 (#783 → #997)
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #227 (55 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 110 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1880–1989
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,081
- Highest: 1 in 2,081 boys born in 1884 were named Matt (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 58,899 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 34.4% of all boys named Matt (8,226) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 368 | #227 (1884) | #282 |
| 1890s | 257 | #317 (1893) | #366 |
| 1900s | 252 | #370 (1903) | #441 |
| 1910s | 838 | #461 (1911) | #538 |
| 1920s | 848 | #623 (1921) | #706 |
| 1930s | 587 | #742 (1936) | #812 |
| 1940s | 697 | #717 (1948) | #782 |
| 1950s | 3,513 | #256 (1959) | #535 |
| 1960s | 8,226 | #253 (1963) | #263 |
| 1970s | 4,564 | #266 (1971) | #394 |
| 1980s | 1,750 | #560 (1980) | #696 |
| 1990s | 672 | #1,117 (1990) | #1,511 |
| 2000s | 558 | #1,888 (2002) | #2,156 |
| 2010s | 528 | #1,977 (2017) | #2,462 |
| 2020s | 229 | #2,769 (2023) | #3,164 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Matt in 1956
boys
#389
371 births · 1 in 5,702 boys
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 5,702 of them was named Matt, which outranked 91.3% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).