Unisex name · since 1980
Matti
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 656 babies named Matti, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,646 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 656
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Matti is the #9646 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 656 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Matti recorded 656 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #9646 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #9,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,646 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 656 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matti ranks #9,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,646 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 656 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,646 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 656
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Matti's 656 recorded births place it above 86.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Matti compares
656 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Matti's all-time total is 74% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matti | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 656 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Matti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matti's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matti popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Matti popularity over time - boys
77 total births recorded since 1975 (Matti as boys' name)
Matti by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Matti's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Matti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (36% of all-time use).
How Matti 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 Matti's total volume
Matti by state
Where Matti concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 2.3% |
15 of 656 births nationwide.
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What to do with Matti's data
- Matti's decade-level peak was the 2000s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mattis (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Matti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Matti 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.