How Many People Are Named Matty?
An estimated 706 people in the United States have the first name Matty. It is used for both genders, with 82.1% female. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Matty peaked in popularity in 2015 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matty 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 Matty paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
706
About 1 in 485,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.1% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2015
30 births
Total Registered
898
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matty
Matty is predominantly female (82.1%), though 161 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Matty as a male name
Ranked #9,528 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (10 births)
Matty as a female name
Ranked #9,972 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (28 births)
Matty: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matty span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 198 babies were registered. While Matty is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Matty by Decade
How has Matty 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.
Matty by State
Matty + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Matty
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Matty: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matty?
We estimate approximately 706 people named Matty 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 485,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Matty a common name?
Matty is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 898 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matty most popular?
Matty reached peak popularity in 2015, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matty is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matty a female name?
Matty is predominantly female. 82.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matty Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matty Smith, Matty Johnson, Matty 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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