Is Matt a boy or girl name?
Matt is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 46 boys were named Matt, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 23,866 US babies named Matt were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,810
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Matt since 1880
- 23,866
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 975 babies
Boys and girls named Matt, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 368 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 257 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 838 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 848 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 587 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 697 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 3,513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 8,226 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 4,565 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1980s | 1,751 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 673 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 558 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 528 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 200 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,785 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,444 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,218 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,086 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,871 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,318 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,726 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 67 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 56 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 60 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 83 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 105 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 145 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 135 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 163 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 167 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 178 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 226 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 197 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 198 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 237 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 255 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 234 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 293 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 340 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 409 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 400 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 502 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 588 | #312 | 5 | #9,099 |
| 1971 | 805 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 739 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 799 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 782 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 707 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 727 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 800 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 882 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 906 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 857 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 888 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 878 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 975 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 907 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 569 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 371 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 196 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 139 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 108 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 80 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 92 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 76 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 77 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 87 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 78 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 76 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 60 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 61 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 63 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 74 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 55 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 66 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 53 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 57 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 49 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 66 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 59 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 60 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 55 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 58 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 59 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 71 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 65 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 67 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 73 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 75 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 87 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 93 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 89 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 101 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 104 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 94 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 101 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 128 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 114 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 105 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 106 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 103 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 60 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 54 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 40 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 27 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 32 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 19 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 22 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 25 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 24 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 24 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 27 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 27 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 21 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 31 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 21 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 24 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 28 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 23 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 30 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 30 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 27 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 28 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 33 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 43 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 34 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 27 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 41 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 55 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 39 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 26 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 29 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 41 | #264 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Matt reached #230 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #9,099 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Matt
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.