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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Matt has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#113 · 1 in 527
- Idaho#119 · 1 in 583
- Oregon#134 · 1 in 807
- Kansas#144 · 1 in 897
- Nebraska#156 · 1 in 1,081
Best ever in a state: #80 in Wyoming, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #113 | 23 | 1 in 527 |
| Idaho | #119 | 10 | 1 in 583 |
| Oregon | #134 | 18 | 1 in 807 |
| Kansas | #144 | 16 | 1 in 897 |
| Nebraska | #156 | 10 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Iowa | #161 | 15 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Minnesota | #180 | 15 | 1 in 1,786 |
| Washington | #181 | 18 | 1 in 1,211 |
| Oklahoma | #185 | 15 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Wisconsin | #197 | 17 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Indiana | #226 | 20 | 1 in 2,082 |
| Arkansas | #235 | 9 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Ohio | #241 | 34 | 1 in 2,393 |
| Michigan | #244 | 31 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Missouri | #246 | 17 | 1 in 2,067 |
| Colorado | #265 | 9 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Georgia | #268 | 21 | 1 in 1,930 |
| Illinois | #278 | 37 | 1 in 2,236 |
| California | #294 | 69 | 1 in 2,176 |
| Louisiana | #301 | 15 | 1 in 2,082 |
| Tennessee | #321 | 9 | 1 in 3,569 |
| Florida | #331 | 18 | 1 in 2,805 |
| Mississippi | #341 | 7 | 1 in 2,846 |
| Kentucky | #345 | 6 | 1 in 4,423 |
| Pennsylvania | #351 | 15 | 1 in 5,278 |
| Texas | #376 | 36 | 1 in 2,955 |
| Arizona | #402 | 5 | 1 in 3,388 |
| North Carolina | #485 | 6 | 1 in 6,934 |
| New Jersey | #500 | 6 | 1 in 7,648 |
| New York | #570 | 14 | 1 in 8,706 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Matt
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #227 (55 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1880–1989
- 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%)
- 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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 304,249 of them was named Matt, which outranked 14.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,374 names at #8,292; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,758 of them was named Matt, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.