Mattson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAT-sun
- Origin
- English
Mattson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Matthew”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mattson mean?
English: spelling of Matson; patronymic surname from Matt, a medieval short form of Matthew
“son of Matthew”
Meaning borrowed from Matson.
Is Mattson a girl's or a boy's name?
Mattson is a boys' name.
How popular is Mattson in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Mattson in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mattson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Nicknames for Mattson
- Matt 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Mattson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Stetson, Colson, Easton, Kingston, Mason, Lawson, Wesson, Boston, Dutton, Axton, Brixton
Names related to Mattson
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from 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, “Mattson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mattson, updated 20 October 2026.