Mattie
Girl name · #1004 in 2025 · Rare
Mattie ranks #1004 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 249 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #997, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,229 girls born in 2025 was named Mattie.
The 145-year story
Mattie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 704 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1920, when 2,902 girls were named Mattie — good for #96 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mattie per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mattie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mattie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mattie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mattie is most common
Geography matters for names, and Mattie is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Mattie is most common in MS (2 per 1,000), TN (0.6 per 1,000), MO (0.5 per 1,000), GA (0.4 per 1,000), OH (0.3 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Mattie is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Nicknames & related forms of Mattie
Mattie belongs to the Matilda family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Matilda family went to about 1,389 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #221, versus #1004 for Mattie alone.
Names like Mattie
Statistically, parents drawn to Mattie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mollie, Addie, Lillie, Lizzie, and Magdalene.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mattie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 249 | #1004 |
| 2024 | 237 | #1052 |
| 2023 | 243 | #1042 |
| 2022 | 243 | #1049 |
| 2021 | 235 | #1069 |
| 2020 | 241 | #1042 |
| 2019 | 223 | #1101 |
| 2018 | 242 | #1057 |
| 2017 | 245 | #1051 |
| 2016 | 258 | #1026 |
| 2015 | 270 | #997 |
| 2014 | 293 | #919 |
| 2013 | 243 | #1026 |
| 2012 | 285 | #913 |
| 2011 | 277 | #931 |
| 2010 | 279 | #928 |
| 2009 | 312 | #879 |
| 2008 | 323 | #863 |
| 2007 | 368 | #782 |
| 2006 | 328 | #824 |
| 2005 | 343 | #772 |
| 2004 | 332 | #776 |
| 2003 | 360 | #717 |
| 2002 | 325 | #746 |
| 2001 | 353 | #700 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mattie a popular girl name?
Mattie ranked #1004 among girls in 2025 with 249 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #997.
When was the name Mattie most popular?
Mattie peaked in 1920, when 2,902 American girls received the name (ranked #96 that year). Since 1920 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Mattie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,229 newborn American girls was named Mattie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.