Girls' name · since 1880
Matie
579 babies named Matie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1884. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 579
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Matie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 579 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matie has been recorded 579 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1880s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2009.
- #10,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 579 born since 1880
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matie ranks #10,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 579 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.
- #10,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 579
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Matie's 579 recorded births place it above 85.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matie's full recorded timeline at 1906, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1884 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2009
- Peak year (1884)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Matie by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (164 births, 28% of the file).
1880s was Matie's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Matie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
164 births
- 1890s
1890s
155 births
- 1900s
1900s
68 births
- 1910s
1910s
102 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 164 births (28% of all-time use).
How Matie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Matie's total volume
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What to do with Matie's data
- Matie's decade-level peak was the 1880s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Matie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1884)
Similar record span (~129 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Matie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.