Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Matt

#757 most common boys' name of all time · #1,697 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#757
Rank overall
#1,697 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
23,892
Since 2016
441
Peak year
1959 #256
Best rank
#229 1884
Girls Boys peak 975/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Matt is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 29 29 #3,757
2024 — 46 46 #2,789
2023 — 46 46 #2,769
2022 — 34 34 #3,414
2021 — 37 37 #3,181
2020 — 37 37 #3,074
2019 — 39 39 #3,053
2018 — 42 42 #2,848
2017 — 72 72 #1,979
2016 — 59 59 #2,256
2015 — 57 57 #2,300
2014 — 61 61 #2,207
2013 — 47 47 #2,562
2012 — 56 56 #2,292
2011 — 44 44 #2,702
2010 — 51 51 #2,429
2009 — 60 60 #2,203
2008 — 68 68 #2,039
2007 — 62 62 #2,165
2006 — 67 67 #1,995
2005 — 40 40 #2,701
2004 — 46 46 #2,420
2003 — 55 55 #2,055
2002 — 59 59 #1,888
2001 — 53 53 #2,007
2000 — 48 48 #2,087
1999 — 69 69 #1,580
1998 — 56 56 #1,791
1997 — 56 56 #1,730
1996 — 52 52 #1,764
1995 — 50 50 #1,759
1994 — 67 67 #1,436
1993 — 60 60 #1,525
1992 — 87 87 #1,197
1991 — 83 83 #1,217
1990 — 92 92 #1,118
1989 — 105 105 #997
1988 — 145 145 #785
1987 — 135 135 #798
1986 — 163 163 #705
1985 — 167 167 #686
1984 — 178 178 #647
1983 — 226 226 #561
1982 — 197 197 #617
1981 — 198 198 #608
1980 — 236 236 #560
1979 — 255 255 #531
1978 — 234 234 #540
1977 — 293 293 #470
1976 — 340 340 #422
1975 — 408 408 #388
1974 — 400 400 #387
1973 — 502 502 #338
1972 5 588 593 #312
1971 — 805 805 #266
1970 — 739 739 #285
1969 — 799 799 #262
1968 — 782 782 #258
1967 — 707 707 #275
1966 — 727 727 #271
1965 — 800 800 #260
1964 — 882 882 #258
1963 — 906 906 #253
1962 — 857 857 #261
1961 — 888 888 #266
1960 — 878 878 #269
1959 — 975 975 #256
1958 — 907 907 #258
1957 — 569 569 #321
1956 — 371 371 #389
1955 — 196 196 #524
1954 — 139 139 #627
1953 — 108 108 #687
1952 — 80 80 #786
1951 — 92 92 #724
1950 — 76 76 #784
1949 — 77 77 #783
1948 — 87 87 #717
1947 — 78 78 #778
1946 — 76 76 #759
1945 — 60 60 #800
1944 — 61 61 #802
1943 — 63 63 #828
1942 — 74 74 #745
1941 — 55 55 #851
1940 — 66 66 #763
1939 — 53 53 #836
1938 — 57 57 #816
1937 — 49 49 #883
1936 — 66 66 #742
1935 — 59 59 #805
1934 — 60 60 #799
1933 — 55 55 #835
1932 — 58 58 #836
1931 — 59 59 #817
1930 — 71 71 #756
1929 — 65 65 #801
1928 — 67 67 #796
1927 — 73 73 #768
1926 — 75 75 #738
1925 — 87 87 #691
1924 — 93 93 #671
1923 — 89 89 #682
1922 — 101 101 #643
1921 — 104 104 #623
1920 — 94 94 #653
1919 — 101 101 #601
1918 — 128 128 #534
1917 — 114 114 #550
1916 — 105 105 #558
1915 — 106 106 #542
1914 — 103 103 #478
1913 — 60 60 #561
1912 — 54 54 #547
1911 — 40 40 #463
1910 — 27 27 #549
1909 — 32 32 #449
1908 — 19 19 #589
1907 — 22 22 #497
1906 — 25 25 #445
1905 — 24 24 #455
1904 — 24 24 #435
1903 — 27 27 #371
1902 — 27 27 #382
1901 — 21 21 #410
1900 — 31 31 #403
1899 — 21 21 #403
1898 — 24 24 #406
1897 — 20 20 #427
1896 — 28 28 #364
1895 — 26 26 #369
1894 — 23 23 #391
1893 — 30 30 #319
1892 — 30 30 #342
1891 — 27 27 #326
1890 — 28 28 #331
1889 — 33 33 #297
1888 — 43 43 #276
1887 — 34 34 #278
1886 — 27 27 #325
1885 — 41 41 #261
1884 — 55 55 #229
1883 — 39 39 #262
1882 — 26 26 #348
1881 — 29 29 #298
1880 — 41 41 #264