Matison
Christine Matison is an Australian former professional tennis player who reached the semi-finals of the 1978 Australian Open as a qualifier.
Meaning & Origin of Matison
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christine Matison is an Australian former professional tennis player who reached the semi-finals of the 1978 Australian Open as a qualifier.
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The Story of Matison
Matison first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 31 Matisons were born — ranking #4,025 that year. As of 2026, Matison ranks #12,706 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 351 Matisons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Matison
Matison is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 351 births in the dataset. Matison's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #4,025. Use the chart and map above to compare Matison's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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