Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company headquartered in El Segundo, California. Founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945, Mattel has a presence in 35 countries and territories. Its products are sold in more than 150 countries.
Meaning & Origin of Mattel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company headquartered in El Segundo, California. Founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945, Mattel has a presence in 35 countries and territories. Its products are sold in more than 150 countries.
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The Story of Mattel
Mattel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 8 births, good for #11,069 nationwide. About 83% of every Mattel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Mattel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Mattel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Mattel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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- Metl
- Motel
- Mitel
- Metol
- Metal
- Mettle
- Mittel
- Natel
- Muddle
- Mottle
- Motile
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About the name Mattel
Mattel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Mattel's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #11,069. Use the chart and map above to compare Mattel'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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