How Many People Are Named Matan?
An estimated 823 people in the United States have the first name Matan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Matan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Matan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
823
About 1 in 416,469 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2018
37 births
Total Registered
834
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matan
Matan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 834 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Matan as a male name
Ranked #4,377 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (37 births)
Matan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 260 babies were registered. While Matan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Matan by Decade
How has Matan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Matan by State
Birth registrations for Matan span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Maryland. The lowest are in New Jersey, Maryland, California. On average, about 62 Matans were registered per state.
Matan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Matan
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Matan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matan?
We estimate approximately 823 people named Matan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 416,469 Americans share this first name.
Is Matan a common name?
Matan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 834 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matan most popular?
Matan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matan a male name?
Matan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matan Smith, Matan Johnson, Matan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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