US rank #4279 Boys' name Peak 2018 451 births

Mattis — #4279 US boys' name

451 babies named Mattis in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s112010s3032020s137
#4279
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Mattis was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

78 babies were named Mattis in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mattis

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Mattis between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mattis currently holds the #4279 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mattis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 303 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mattis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mattis in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mattis 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 451 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.

Mattis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

451

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2018

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,279

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mattis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
78
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
020406080100 2024202120182015201220082003 5

Mattis by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
303 births that decade — 67% of Mattis's all-time total
2000s112010s3032020s137

Mattis by state

Where Mattis concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Mattis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 9.3%
#2 New York
34 7.5%
#3 Texas
15 3.3%
#4 North Carolina
10 2.2%
#5 Virginia
5 1.1%
California share of Mattis's total US births 9.3%
Even split

42 of 451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mattis?
451 babies have been named Mattis since 2003. It currently ranks #4279 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 78 births.
When was Mattis most popular?
Mattis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 303 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Mattis most popular?
The top states for the name Mattis are California (42 births), New York (34 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Mattis been used?
Mattis has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mattis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.