NameTides

Matt

Matt was the #3,757 boys' name in the US in 2025 (29 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Matt as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Matt as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Matt as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,757 (29)#3,256 (6)——#676 (4)#1,374 (17)
2024#2,789 (46)#5,120 (3)———#1,507 (14)
2023#2,769 (46)#3,524 (5)——#660 (4)#986 (24)
2022#3,412 (34)———#509 (6)#1,027 (22)
2021#3,180 (37)#3,451 (5)———#805 (31)
2020#3,074 (37)#2,960 (6)——#556 (5)#822 (29)
2019#3,052 (39)#3,937 (4)——#438 (8)#798 (30)
2018#2,848 (42)#3,412 (5)——#520 (6)#885 (26)
2017#1,977 (72)#4,812 (3)—#415 (3)#547 (5)#608 (43)
2016#2,255 (59)#2,556 (8)——#389 (9)#681 (38)
2015#2,300 (57)#2,150 (10)——#355 (11)#690 (37)
2014#2,205 (61)#1,819 (12)——#468 (7)#736 (33)
2013#2,562 (47)#1,539 (15)#590 (4)#398 (3)#338 (12)#760 (31)
2012#2,292 (56)#1,669 (14)#669 (3)#311 (5)#300 (15)#719 (33)
2011#2,699 (44)#1,124 (23)#544 (4)#311 (4)#326 (13)#535 (49)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #227.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Matt is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 47,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 75,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Matt by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Matt (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#42710

Matt (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MattCanadaBoys#1,37417
MattEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
MattIrelandBoys#6764
MattNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MattScotlandBoys—too few
MattUSGirls—too few
MattUSBoys#3,75729