Matin
Boy · ma-TEEN · Arabic
Matin is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “firm, strong”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Matin mean?
Arabic
“firm, strong”
Arabic for firm or strong; al-Matin, the Firm, is one of the names of God in Islam.
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Is Matin a girl's or a boy's name?
Matin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Matin, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Matin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Matin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
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- Matin 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Matin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Matin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Matin, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Matin in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
Names like Matin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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