Mattie
#1,004 for girls in 2025, 249 births · Last seen for boys in 1967 at #3,966
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 966 births
- Debut · girls
- 704 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 133,079since 1880
Mattie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #1,004 | 249 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,052 | 237 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,042 | 243 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,049 | 243 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,069 | 235 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,042 | 241 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,101 | 223 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,057 | 242 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,051 | 245 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,026 | 258 | — | |
| 2015 | #997 | 270 | — | |
| 2014 | #919 | 293 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,026 | 243 | — | |
| 2012 | #913 | 285 | — | |
| 2011 | #931 | 277 | — | |
| 2010 | #928 | 279 | — | |
| 2009 | #879 | 312 | — | |
| 2008 | #863 | 323 | — | |
| 2007 | #782 | 368 | — | |
| 2006 | #824 | 328 | — | |
| 2005 | #772 | 343 | — | |
| 2004 | #776 | 332 | — | |
| 2003 | #717 | 360 | — | |
| 2002 | #746 | 325 | — | |
| 2001 | #700 | 353 | — | |
| 2000 | #753 | 304 | — | |
| 1999 | #861 | 250 | — | |
| 1998 | #916 | 229 | — | |
| 1997 | #848 | 241 | — | |
| 1996 | #852 | 234 | — | |
| 1995 | #867 | 222 | — | |
| 1994 | #915 | 207 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,185 | 146 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,085 | 166 | — | |
| 1991 | #991 | 189 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,094 | 161 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,023 | 167 | — | |
| 1988 | #935 | 180 | — | |
| 1987 | #810 | 216 | — | |
| 1986 | #933 | 170 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,373 | 94 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,414 | 82 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,328 | 90 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,257 | 103 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,304 | 97 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,299 | 98 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,283 | 99 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,461 | 78 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,214 | 100 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,216 | 93 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,094 | 107 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,033 | 116 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,038 | 112 | — | |
| 1972 | #988 | 121 | — | |
| 1971 | #957 | 133 | — | |
| 1970 | #848 | 159 | — | |
| 1969 | #881 | 142 | — | |
| 1968 | #811 | 156 | — | |
| 1967 | #738 | 175 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #648 | 220 | — | |
| 1965 | #596 | 259 | — | |
| 1964 | #571 | 297 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #571 | 296 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #546 | 322 | — | |
| 1961 | #548 | 323 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #480 | 421 | — | |
| 1959 | #466 | 425 | — | |
| 1958 | #420 | 495 | — | |
| 1957 | #401 | 525 | — | |
| 1956 | #375 | 553 | — | |
| 1955 | #340 | 630 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #322 | 691 | — | |
| 1953 | #299 | 752 | — | |
| 1952 | #285 | 814 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #276 | 808 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #247 | 929 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #237 | 984 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #222 | 1,091 | — | |
| 1947 | #224 | 1,124 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #215 | 1,088 | — | |
| 1945 | #191 | 1,072 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #185 | 1,186 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #183 | 1,218 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #171 | 1,362 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #163 | 1,364 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #163 | 1,292 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #163 | 1,292 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #153 | 1,443 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #148 | 1,497 | #1,688 | 17 |
| 1936 | #143 | 1,504 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #136 | 1,603 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #132 | 1,708 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #130 | 1,675 | #1,770 | 16 |
| 1932 | #125 | 1,918 | #1,236 | 30 |
| 1931 | #130 | 1,765 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #128 | 1,890 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #121 | 2,028 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #121 | 2,128 | #1,165 | 37 |
| 1927 | #113 | 2,501 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | #109 | 2,498 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #100 | 2,816 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #109 | 2,600 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #106 | 2,602 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #103 | 2,748 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1921 | #105 | 2,703 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #96 | 2,902 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #95 | 2,856 | #1,576 | 22 |
| 1918 | #100 | 2,610 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1917 | #94 | 2,572 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #93 | 2,556 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #91 | 2,434 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #78 | 2,193 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #75 | 1,868 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #70 | 1,915 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #65 | 1,552 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #60 | 1,687 | #782 | 15 |
| 1909 | #59 | 1,407 | #893 | 11 |
| 1908 | #60 | 1,364 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #59 | 1,319 | — | |
| 1906 | #55 | 1,325 | #709 | 12 |
| 1905 | #55 | 1,371 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #52 | 1,362 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #51 | 1,278 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #51 | 1,353 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #50 | 1,224 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #44 | 1,834 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #48 | 1,171 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #50 | 1,314 | #635 | 12 |
| 1897 | #53 | 1,181 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #49 | 1,288 | #900 | 7 |
| 1895 | #51 | 1,276 | #640 | 11 |
| 1894 | #49 | 1,238 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #47 | 1,257 | — | |
| 1892 | #44 | 1,303 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #46 | 1,165 | — | |
| 1890 | #42 | 1,256 | — | |
| 1889 | #44 | 1,173 | #581 | 11 |
| 1888 | #39 | 1,268 | — | |
| 1887 | #40 | 1,031 | — | |
| 1886 | #39 | 1,044 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #35 | 1,014 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #31 | 1,007 | — | |
| 1883 | #30 | 883 | — | |
| 1882 | #25 | 966 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | #29 | 754 | — | |
| 1880 | #29 | 704 | #909 | 5 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mattie was already there! It came in at #29, and was given to 704 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1973–1985, when fewer than 120 girls a year got the name.
Where Mattie is popular in 1923
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#12 · 1 in 84
- Georgia#13 · 1 in 80
- Mississippi#16 · 1 in 105
- South Carolina#25 · 1 in 115
- Tennessee#25 · 1 in 132
Best ever in a state: #3 in Georgia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #12 | 369 | 1 in 84 |
| Georgia | #13 | 430 | 1 in 80 |
| Mississippi | #16 | 213 | 1 in 105 |
| South Carolina | #25 | 206 | 1 in 115 |
| Tennessee | #25 | 215 | 1 in 132 |
| North Carolina | #37 | 234 | 1 in 168 |
| Arkansas | #52 | 98 | 1 in 209 |
| Texas | #57 | 217 | 1 in 268 |
| Virginia | #61 | 121 | 1 in 234 |
| Florida | #62 | 51 | 1 in 232 |
| Kentucky | #62 | 113 | 1 in 267 |
| Louisiana | #86 | 77 | 1 in 299 |
| West Virginia | #135 | 33 | 1 in 627 |
| Oklahoma | #139 | 42 | 1 in 603 |
| Missouri | #194 | 26 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Ohio | #227 | 28 | 1 in 2,000 |
| Maryland | #236 | 7 | 1 in 2,069 |
| Kansas | #251 | 9 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Colorado | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Indiana | #281 | 9 | 1 in 2,995 |
| Illinois | #309 | 18 | 1 in 3,294 |
| Pennsylvania | #342 | 18 | 1 in 5,347 |
| Michigan | #382 | 8 | 1 in 4,801 |
| Iowa | #387 | 5 | 1 in 4,275 |
| California | #425 | 8 | 1 in 4,265 |
| New York | #549 | 8 | 1 in 12,455 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Mattie
- 48 spots since 2024 (#1,052 → #1,004)
- 38 spots since 2020 (#1,042 → #1,004)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#997 → #1,004)
- Biggest jump: 440 spots in 1986 (#1,373 → #933)
- Biggest drop: 125 spots in 1988 (#810 → #935)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #25 (966 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 77 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1880–1920
- Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 112 girls born in 1882 were named Mattie (0.90%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,455 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 19.2% of all girls named Mattie (25,526) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,844 | #25 (1882) | #34 |
| 1890s | 12,449 | #42 (1890) | #48 |
| 1900s | 13,837 | #44 (1900) | #54 |
| 1910s | 22,243 | #60 (1910) | #82 |
| 1920s | 25,526 | #96 (1920) | #108 |
| 1930s | 16,295 | #125 (1932) | #139 |
| 1940s | 11,781 | #163 (1941) | #195 |
| 1950s | 6,622 | #247 (1950) | #343 |
| 1960s | 2,611 | #480 (1960) | #639 |
| 1970s | 1,118 | #848 (1970) | #1,113 |
| 1980s | 1,297 | #810 (1987) | #1,168 |
| 1990s | 2,045 | #848 (1997) | #961 |
| 2000s | 3,348 | #700 (2001) | #781 |
| 2010s | 2,615 | #913 (2012) | #995 |
| 2020s | 1,448 | #1,004 (2025) | #1,043 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mattie in 1923
Top girls' names in 1923
Top boys' names in 1923
More about 1923
girls
1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 464 of them was named Mattie, which outranked 98.2% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 64,477 of them was named Mattie, which outranked 60.4% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,874Trevor18
- #1,874Victoriano18
- #1,874Woodson18
- #1,941Mattie17
- #1,941Abie17
- #1,941Alban17
- #1,941Alexis17
- #2,020Abbott16
- #2,020Ace16
- #2,020Achilles16
Tied with 78 names at #1,941; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.