How Many People Are Named Matlyn?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Matlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Matlyn peaked in popularity in 1995 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matlyn 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 Matlyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Matlyn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1995
7 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matlyn
Matlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Matlyn as a female name
Ranked #19,455 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1995 (7 births)
Matlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matlyn span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 24 babies were registered. Matlyn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Matlyn by Decade
How has Matlyn 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.
Matlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Matlyn
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Matlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matlyn?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Matlyn 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 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Matlyn a common name?
Matlyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matlyn most popular?
Matlyn reached peak popularity in 1995, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matlyn is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matlyn a female name?
Matlyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matlyn Smith, Matlyn Johnson, Matlyn 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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