Total births
579
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.
- 579
- total births
- 1880–2009
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that 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.
- 579 total births
- 1880–2009 years on record
- 1880s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
579 girls have been named Matie since 1880, peaking in the 1880s, last recorded in 2009.
- 579
- total births
- 1880–2009
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
1880s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Matie was born in this single decade.
1884
Single peak year
26 babies were named Matie in 1884 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
1884
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
Matie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Matie? ▼
Matie has been given to 579 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 26 babies were born in 1884, its single highest year.
When was Matie most popular? ▼
Matie was most popular in the 1880s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1884.
How long has the name Matie been used? ▼
Matie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 130 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Matie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mattie, Matilda, Mathilda, Matthew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Matie
Nearby Names Like Matie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Matie
Mattie Girl
#1052 133,079 births
Matilda Girl
#410 37,270 births
Mathilda Girl
#4560 7,527 births
Matthew Girl
#11175 5,580 births
Matilde Girl
#3969 3,220 births
Compare Matie side by side: Matie vs Mattie Matie vs Matilda Matie vs Mathilda
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Matie: Baby Name Since 1880 - 579 Births, Peak 1884." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.