US rank #9559 Unisex name Peak 2020 737 births

Matty — #9559 US unisex name

737 babies named Matty in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s231920s351930s201940s51950s111980s721990s1042000s1832010s1772020s95
#9559
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Matty was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

28 babies were named Matty in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matty

The Social Security Administration has registered 737 babies named Matty between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matty currently holds the #9559 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 28 babies received it in a single year. Matty is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 161 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matty performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 183 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Matty shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 199 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matty in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matty 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 737 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.

Matty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

737

Since 1904

121 years of records

Peak year

2020

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,559

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1904

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matty popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1904

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
28
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
0102030 202420162008200019921983193019151904 5

Matty popularity over time — boys

161 total births recorded since 1915 (Matty as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 161 births
4681012 202420212014195719271923191919161915 8

Matty by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
183 births that decade — 25% of Matty's all-time total
1900s121910s231920s351930s201940s51950s111980s721990s1042000s1832010s1772020s95

Matty by state

Where Matty concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
199 27.0%
New York share of Matty's total US births 27.0%

199 of 737 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matty?
737 babies have been named Matty since 1904. It currently ranks #9559 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 28 births.
When was Matty most popular?
Matty was most popular in the 2000s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Matty most popular?
The top states for the name Matty are New York (199 births).
Is Matty a unisex name?
Yes, Matty is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 737 births, and as a boy's name it has 161 births.
How long has the name Matty been used?
Matty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 121 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matty?
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, 1904–2024 (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.