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Matt

Gender
Boy
Say it
MAT
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#3,329 for boys
US rank, 2025
#3,756 for boys

Matt is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).

What does Matt mean?

Hebrew: short form of Matthew

“gift of God”

Matthew the Apostle, a former tax collector, is traditionally the author of the first Gospel.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Matt a girl's or a boy's name?

Matt is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Matt in the UK?

Rank in 2025
3,329th among boys
Babies in 2025
6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Matt, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 70 boys.

2025 had more boys named Matt than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Matt in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 70 in 19982025
Matt in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20256#3,329
20243#5,198
20235#3,712
20220–
20215#3,614
20206#3,108
20196#3,184
20186#3,162
20176#3,191
20169#2,468
201510#2,260
201413#1,834
201322#1,241
201222#1,278
201131#993
201019#1,385
200922#1,214
200823#1,171
200746#687
200646#674
200535#778
200440#665
200341#611
200241#566
200147#487
200060#413
199962#402
199870#380
199765#398
199659#395

How popular is Matt in the US?

Rank in 2025
3,756th among boys
Babies in 2025
29 about 1 in 59,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 3% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Matt, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 1959, with 975 boys.

2025 had fewer boys named Matt than any year since 1910.

Half of all the boys named Matt in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 975 in 19592025
Matt in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202529#3,756
202446#2,789
202346#2,768
202234#3,410
202137#3,179
202037#3,073
201939#3,050
201842#2,847
201772#1,977
201659#2,255
201557#2,299
201461#2,203
201347#2,560
201256#2,291
201144#2,698
201051#2,428
200960#2,202
200868#2,038
200762#2,164
200667#1,993
200540#2,697
200446#2,415
200355#2,051
200259#1,884
200153#2,003
200048#2,083
199969#1,577
199856#1,788
199756#1,727
199652#1,760
199550#1,753
199467#1,430
199360#1,519
199287#1,193
199183#1,210
199092#1,113
1989105#994
1988145#782
1987135#797
1986163#705
1985167#686
1984178#647
1983226#561
1982197#616
1981198#608
1980236#560
1979255#531
1978234#540
1977293#470
1976340#422
1975408#388
1974400#387
1973502#338
1972588#312
1971805#266
1970739#285
1969799#260
1968782#258
1967707#275
1966727#271
1965800#260
1964882#258
1963906#253
1962857#261
1961888#265
1960878#269
1959975#256
1958907#258
1957569#321
1956371#388
1955196#521
1954139#626
1953108#685
195280#785
195192#723
195076#783
194977#781
194887#716
194778#777
194676#759
194560#798
194461#801
194363#828
194274#745
194155#850
194066#758
193953#836
193857#816
193749#880
193666#742
193559#803
193460#798
193355#834
193258#836
193159#816
193071#755
192965#801
192867#796
192773#766
192675#737
192587#690
192493#671
192389#682
1922101#642
1921104#623
192094#653
1919101#600
1918128#534
1917114#549
1916105#558
1915106#542
1914103#478
191360#560
191254#547
191140#461
191027#546
190932#449
190819#585
190722#495
190625#443
190524#452
190424#431
190327#370
190227#380
190121#407
190031#402
189921#402
189824#403
189720#422
189628#363
189526#368
189423#387
189330#317
189230#341
189127#325
189028#328
188933#294
188843#273
188734#276
188627#325
188541#258
188455#227
188339#262
188226#347
188129#296
188041#262

Nicknames for Matt

Names like Matt

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

James, John, Michael, Joseph, Charles, Jack, William, Matthew, Thomas, Sam, Robert, Daniel

Names related to Matt

Matteo, Mattia, Matty, Mate, Matti, Mattie, Mattew, Mati

More Hebrew names

Noah, Isabella, Elijah, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi

Every Hebrew name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Matt: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/matt, updated 20 October 2026.