Unisex name · since 1988
Mattison
2,339 babies named Mattison in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,339
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mattison is the #6203 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,339 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mattison has been recorded 2,339 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #6203 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #4,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,203 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,339 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mattison ranks #4,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,203 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,339 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,339
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mattison's 2,339 recorded births place it above 94.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mattison compares
2,339 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Mattison's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mattison | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,339 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 157 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mattison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mattison splits its recorded history at 2007: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 157 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mattison popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Mattison popularity over time - boys
222 total births recorded since 1985 (Mattison as boys' name)
Mattison by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,064 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Mattison's strongest decade.
1,064 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mattison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
510 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,064 births
- 2010s
2010s
605 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,064 births (45% of all-time use).
How Mattison 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 Mattison's total volume
Mattison by state
Where Mattison concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 199 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 85 | 3.6% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 73 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 59 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 56 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 49 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 39 | 1.7% |
199 of 2,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Mattison appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mattison's data
- Mattison's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,064 total births); usage has since declined to 145 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mattisons (199 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 Mattison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Mattison 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.