Matt Boy
How popular is Matt?
#3,756 boy name in 2025
29 baby boys were named Matt in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name.
17,553living people named Matt (est.)
58median age of people named Matt
23,892babies named Matt since 1880
1 in 114,322US babies born in 2025
Matt popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,756 for boys (▼ 967 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 29 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (975 boys) |
| Highest rank | #227 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Matt is most popular
Babies named Matt per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Matt by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 368 | #227 |
| 1890s | 257 | #317 |
| 1900s | 252 | #370 |
| 1910s | 838 | #461 |
| 1920s | 848 | #623 |
| 1930s | 587 | #742 |
| 1940s | 697 | #716 |
| 1950s | 3,513 | #256 |
| 1960s | 8,226 | #253 |
| 1970s | 4,564 | #266 |
| 1980s | 1,750 | #560 |
| 1990s | 672 | #1,113 |
| 2000s | 558 | #1,884 |
| 2010s | 528 | #1,977 |
| 2020s | 229 | #2,768 |
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Questions
- Is Matt a boy or girl name?
- Matt is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Matt were boys.
- How popular is the name Matt?
- 29 baby boys were named Matt in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name.
- When was Matt most popular?
- Matt peaked in 1959, when 975 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #227 in 1884.
- How many people are named Matt?
- 23,892 babies have been named Matt in the US since 1880. We estimate about 17,553 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 58.
- Where is Matt most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Matt was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.