Matan
Matan was the 4008th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 2703rd; the most babies were born in 2018 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 357 places. More babies were named Matan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,008 boys, down 126 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201837 babies
- Total since 1880
- 863babies recorded
Matan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,008 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,882 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,352 | 33 |
| 2000 | #3,870 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,897 | 15 |
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How popular is Matan, counting every spelling?
Matan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 62 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 62 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matan | 27 | #4,008 | 122 |
| Mateen | 24 | #4,334 | 89 |
| Matin | 11 | #7,499 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Matan?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Matan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matan?
About 800 people born in the US named Matan are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 26. That makes Matan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Matan by state
How common Matan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Matan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Matan
How popular is the name Matan?
Matan was the 4008th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 2703rd; the most babies were born in 2018 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 357 places. More babies were named Matan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Matan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Matan in the US.
Where is Matan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Matan was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 boys).