girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Mattie

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,005 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the female given name Matilda, also used as a formal given name

Rank 2025
#1,005
among girls · ↑50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
249
named Mattie · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,455
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
2,913 babies
All-time total
133,859
#305 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mattie popularity over time

133,859 babies have been named Mattie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 9,844 32 9,876 988 – #25
1890s 12,449 62 12,511 1,251 +27% #42
1900s 13,837 82 13,919 1,392 +11% #44
1910s 22,243 137 22,380 2,238 +61% #60
1920s 25,526 182 25,708 2,571 +15% #96
1930s 16,295 168 16,463 1,646 -36% #125
1940s 11,781 71 11,852 1,185 -28% #163
1950s 6,622 26 6,648 665 -44% #247
1960s 2,611 20 2,631 263 -60% #480
1970s 1,118 – 1,118 112 -58% #850
1980s 1,297 – 1,297 130 +16% #813
1990s 2,045 – 2,045 205 +58% #849
2000s 3,348 – 3,348 335 +64% #701
2010s 2,615 – 2,615 262 -22% #913
2020s (to 2025) 1,448 – 1,448 241 -8% #1,005

Where Mattie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 252 0.16 outside top 500
2027 254 0.16 outside top 500
2028 257 0.16 outside top 500
2029 258 0.16 outside top 500
2030 260 0.16 outside top 500

Where Mattie is most popular

Girls named Mattie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.149 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mattie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 68 1.45 +877%
Alabama 66 0.703 +372%
Kentucky 44 0.514 +246%
Arkansas 26 0.492 +231%
Tennessee 77 0.486 +227%
Georgia 96 0.423 +184%
Missouri 49 0.407 +173%
Louisiana 35 0.400 +169%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 +156%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +86%
Ohio 52 0.219 +47%
Pennsylvania 50 0.211 +42%
Iowa 12 0.205 +38%
South Carolina 17 0.189 +27%
Indiana 21 0.150 ≈ national
Texas 97 0.121 -19%
Kansas 6 0.104 -30%
New York 36 0.091 -39%
Florida 37 0.086 -42%
Colorado 8 0.072 -52%
Virginia 12 0.070 -53%
Utah 5 0.060 -60%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -61%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -69%
Illinois 10 0.044 -71%
California 36 0.043 -71%
Michigan 6 0.033 -78%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mattie

Mattie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,005 in 2025 with 249 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 133,859 American babies have been named Mattie. Its peak came in 1920, when 2,913 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mattie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mattie?

The median living Mattie is about 70 years old; half are between 28 and 82. An estimated 32 thousand people named Mattie are alive in the United States today.

median 70 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mattie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 249 #1,005 – –
2024 237 #1,055 – –
2023 243 #1,042 – –
2022 243 #1,051 – –
2021 235 #1,069 – –
2020 241 #1,045 – –
2019 223 #1,102 – –
2018 242 #1,061 – –
2017 245 #1,052 – –
2016 258 #1,028 – –
2015 270 #1,001 – –
2014 293 #920 – –
2013 243 #1,027 – –
2012 285 #913 – –
2011 277 #932 – –
2010 279 #929 – –
2009 312 #882 – –
2008 323 #864 – –
2007 368 #783 – –
2006 328 #824 – –
2005 343 #773 – –
2004 332 #779 – –
2003 360 #717 – –
2002 325 #748 – –
2001 353 #701 – –
2000 304 #756 – –
1995 222 #869 – –
1990 161 #1,094 – –
1985 94 #1,379 – –
1980 98 #1,306 – –
1975 107 #1,097 – –
1970 159 #850 – –
1965 259 #600 – –
1960 421 #480 – –
1955 630 #340 6 #3,750
1950 929 #247 6 #3,563
1945 1,072 #191 5 #3,616
1940 1,292 #163 15 #1,866
1935 1,603 #136 17 #1,738
1930 1,890 #128 15 #2,030
1925 2,816 #100 19 #1,847
1920 2,902 #96 11 #2,710
1915 2,434 #91 17 #1,754
1910 1,687 #60 15 #810
1905 1,371 #55 8 #979
1900 1,834 #44 6 #1,263
1895 1,276 #51 11 #660
1890 1,256 #42 – –
1885 1,014 #35 5 #1,037
1880 704 #29 5 #1,012

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mattie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mattie?

The median living Mattie is about 70 years old. Half of all living Matties are between 28 and 82 years old.

How many people named Mattie are alive today?

An estimated 32 thousand people named Mattie are alive in the United States, based on 133,859 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mattie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Matilda, also used as a formal given name

How popular is the name Mattie in 2025?

Mattie ranked #1,005 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 249 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mattie?

133,859 babies have been named Mattie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mattie most popular?

Mattie peaked in 1920, when 2,913 newborns received the name.

Is Mattie a boy or girl name?

Mattie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mattie rising or falling?

Mattie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Mattie become more popular?

Mattie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 260 girls named Mattie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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