Boys' name · peaked in 1884
Matt name popularity since 1925
21,696 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Matt. Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Matt is about 60 years old in 2026. Matt peaked in 1884 as the #230 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,696
- Named Matt, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1884
- #230 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,818 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 5 girls · 21,691 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.42× its national share
Peak year is the year Matt made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Matt births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1959. Measured as a share of all babies, Matt peaked earlier, in 1884.
- Fastest rise: Between 1953 and 1958, Matt became 7.8× more common, from 1 in 18,300 baby boys to 1 in 2,340.
- Steepest fall: Between 1973 and 1978, its share of baby boys fell by 56%, from 1 in 3,100 to 1 in 7,020.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Matt's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Matt.
Decade by decade
Babies named Matt in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 367 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 587 | #810 |
| 1940s | 0 | 697 | #804 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,513 | #523 |
| 1960s | 0 | 8,226 | #260 |
| 1970s | 5 | 4,564 | #388 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,750 | #687 |
| 1990s | 0 | 672 | #1,771 |
| 2000s | 0 | 558 | #2,740 |
| 2010s | 0 | 528 | #2,318 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 229 | #3,818 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.7% of babies named Matt from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Matt is most popular
The index compares Matt's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Matt.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.42× | 365 |
| Oregon | 2.39× | 396 |
| Iowa | 2.13× | 480 |
| Washington | 1.94× | 575 |
| Kansas | 1.72× | 310 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Matt's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Matt.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Matt (1884).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data