Matt
Matt was the 3818th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 230th; the most babies were born in 1959 (975). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,500 places. More babies were named Matt in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,818 boys, down 707 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1959975 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,892babies recorded
Matt popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1972.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,818 | 29 |
| 2020 | #3,111 | 37 |
| 2010 | #2,456 | 51 |
| 2000 | #2,116 | 48 |
| 1990 | #1,125 | 92 |
| 1980 | #561 | 236 |
| 1970 | #285 | 739 |
| 1960 | #269 | 878 |
| 1950 | #787 | 76 |
| 1940 | #765 | 66 |
| 1930 | #762 | 71 |
| 1920 | #659 | 94 |
| 1910 | #551 | 27 |
| 1900 | #409 | 31 |
| 1890 | #333 | 28 |
| 1880 | #264 | 41 |
How popular is Matt, counting every spelling?
Matt has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Matt?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matt (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Matt 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matt.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matt?
About 17,100 people born in the US named Matt are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 49 and 64. That makes Matt a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Matt by state
How common Matt was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.3×). In 46 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 Matt: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matt, they share its era and feel.
Matt is also a nickname for Matthew and Mathias.
Questions about the name Matt
How popular is the name Matt?
Matt was the 3818th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 230th; the most babies were born in 1959 (975). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,500 places. More babies were named Matt in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Matt a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Matt in the US.
Where is Matt most popular?
In 2021–2025, Matt was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.