NameTides

Matty

Matty was the #5,722 girls' name in the US in 2025 (21 babies).

Matty as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Matty as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Matty as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#5,722 (21)—
2024#8,946 (11)—
2023#6,169 (19)—
2022#6,229 (19)#5,670 (3)
2021#6,174 (19)—
2020#4,648 (28)—
2019#6,176 (19)#5,591 (3)
2018#8,617 (12)—
2017#6,531 (18)—
2016#6,663 (18)—
2015#6,036 (21)#4,736 (4)
2014#8,485 (13)—
2013#7,748 (15)—
2012#5,895 (22)—
2011#6,335 (20)—

Matty as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Matty 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Matty 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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#7,679 (10)#5,137 (3)—#344 (4)——
2024#8,987 (8)#3,255 (6)#478 (6)———
2023#10,821 (6)—————
2022#8,300 (9)#2,756 (7)————
2021#10,799 (6)#3,990 (4)——#631 (4)—
2020—#2,960 (6)————
2019—#3,411 (5)————
2018#12,156 (5)#3,011 (6)————
2017—#2,324 (9)————
2016—#4,023 (4)————
2015#8,040 (9)#3,004 (6)———#2,715 (5)
2014#9,642 (7)#2,079 (10)————
2013—#2,954 (6)————
2012—#2,721 (7)————
2011—#1,688 (13)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1905 at #1,538.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1904.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 68% of US babies named Matty were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 77,000 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 77,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Matty is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 100,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 59,000 to 1 in 180,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Matty 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: #1,028NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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
Matty (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MattyCanadaBoys—too few
MattyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
MattyEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
MattyIrelandBoys—too few
MattyNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
MattyScotlandBoys—too few
MattyUSGirls#5,72221
MattyUSBoys#7,67910