Recorded 1996–2023 Unisex name Peak 2009 309 births

Mattingly — unisex name

309 babies named Mattingly in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1302010s1352020s32

The verdict

309 girls have been named Mattingly since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

309
total births
1996–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mattingly was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

24 babies were named Mattingly in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mattingly

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Mattingly between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mattingly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Mattingly is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 53 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mattingly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mattingly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mattingly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mattingly 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 309 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.

Mattingly at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

309

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2009

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mattingly popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
24
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 202320202017201420112008200520021996 5

Mattingly popularity over time — boys

53 total births recorded since 1995 (Mattingly as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 53 births
4681012 20132011200920082007200519981995 5

Mattingly by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
135 births that decade — 44% of Mattingly's all-time total
1990s122000s1302010s1352020s32

Mattingly by state

Where Mattingly concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mattingly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.6%
New York share of Mattingly's total US births 1.6%

5 of 309 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mattingly?
309 babies have been named Mattingly since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 24 births.
When was Mattingly most popular?
Mattingly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Mattingly most popular?
The top states for the name Mattingly are New York (5 births).
Is Mattingly a unisex name?
Yes, Mattingly is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 309 births, and as a boy's name it has 53 births.
How long has the name Mattingly been used?
Mattingly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mattingly?
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, 1996–2023 (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.