US rank #9730 Unisex name Peak 2008 646 births

Matti — #9730 US unisex name

646 babies named Matti in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s731990s1372000s2392010s1392020s58
#9730
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Matti was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

34 babies were named Matti in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matti

The Social Security Administration has registered 646 babies named Matti between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matti currently holds the #9730 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 34 babies received it in a single year. Matti is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 77 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Matti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matti in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matti in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 646 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Matti at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

646

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2008

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,730

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matti popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
34
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419881980 6

Matti popularity over time — boys

77 total births recorded since 1975 (Matti as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 77 births
4.555.566.577.5 20242020201520112004198919861975 5

Matti by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
239 births that decade — 37% of Matti's all-time total
1980s731990s1372000s2392010s1392020s58

Matti by state

Where Matti concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.3%
Texas share of Matti's total US births 2.3%

15 of 646 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matti?
646 babies have been named Matti since 1980. It currently ranks #9730 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 34 births.
When was Matti most popular?
Matti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Matti most popular?
The top states for the name Matti are Texas (15 births).
Is Matti a unisex name?
Yes, Matti is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 646 births, and as a boy's name it has 77 births.
How long has the name Matti been used?
Matti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matti?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.