Matt

Matt

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Matt or Mat is a male given name, often used as a nickname for Matthew. Less commonly, it is used as a surname.

From Wikipedia

Matt first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 64 babies (rank #363 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Matt

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Matt yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

655

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	54	#396
1997	58	#391
1998	64	#363
1999	58	#392
2000	51	#424
2001	33	#583
2002	34	#594
2003	33	#671
2004	36	#672
2005	30	#799
2006	36	#728
2007	32	#839
2008	21	#1,188
2009	16	#1,462
2010	17	#1,463
2011	23	#1,138
2012	14	#1,719
2013	15	#1,590
2014	12	#1,906
2015	10	#2,250
2016	8	#2,698

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#396

1997

#391

1998

#363

1999

#392

2000

#424

2001

#583

2002

#594

2003

#671

2004

#672

2005

#799

2006

#728

2007

#839

2008

#1,188

2009

#1,462

2010

#1,463

2011

#1,138

2012

#1,719

2013

#1,590

2014

#1,906

2015

#2,250

2016

#2,698

Meaning

Numerology of Matt

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Matt

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail