Unisex name · since 1994
Matisse
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 362 babies named Matisse, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
362 babies have been named Matisse since 1994, making it today's #5741 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matisse has been recorded 362 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #5741 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #9,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,741 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 362 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matisse ranks #9,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,741 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 362 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Matisse's 362 recorded births place it above 78.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Matisse compares
362 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Matisse's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matisse | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 362 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matisse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matisse's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matisse popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Matisse popularity over time - girls
220 total births recorded since 1988 (Matisse as girls' name)
Matisse by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (135 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Matisse's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Matisse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 135 births (37% of all-time use).
Matisse by state
Where Matisse concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 17.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
62 of 362 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Matisse's data
- California records the most Matisses (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Matisse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Matisse 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.