How Many People Are Named Matt?
An estimated 18,153 people in the United States have the first name Matt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Matt peaked in popularity in 1959 with 975 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matt 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 Matt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
18,153
About 1 in 18,881 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1959
975 births
Total Registered
23,866
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matt
Matt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 23,866 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Matt as a male name
Ranked #2,810 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (975 births)
Matt as a female name
Ranked #9,099 in 1972
5 female births in 1972
Peak: 1972 (5 births)
Matt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matt span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 8,226 babies were registered. Matt has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Matt by Decade
How has Matt 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.
Matt by State
Birth registrations for Matt span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Hawaii, Maine, Nevada. On average, about 378 Matts were registered per state.
Matt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Matt
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Matt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matt?
We estimate approximately 18,153 people named Matt 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 18,881 Americans share this first name.
Is Matt a common name?
Matt is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,866 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matt most popular?
Matt reached peak popularity in 1959, when 975 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matt is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matt a male name?
Matt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matt Smith, Matt Johnson, Matt 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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