Boy · #12,551 in 2026

Matten

Matten bei Interlaken is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Current Rank
#12,551
Peak Rank
#12,551 (2008)
Total Babies
5
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2008
First Year
2008
Last Year
2008
Peak Year
#12551
Peak Rank
5
Total Count
1
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Matten

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Matten bei Interlaken is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Etymology
Matten is a native field name, going back to the Old High German matta- (" meadow ").
Origin & history
This stone inscribed "frontier defence 1939-1945" stands between the airbase and the Lütschine river Matten bei Interlaken is first mentioned in 1133 as inter lacus Madon . The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are some Roman coins and fragments of a Roman road . During the Early Middle Ages there was a graveyard and probably a village in the area. In the seventh century, Alemanni first settled in the modern municipal area, pushing out the Celts into the surrounding valleys. The first documented reference to the town, in the phrase inter lacus Madon , was on 8 November 1133 in a letter

The Story of Matten

Matten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 5 Mattens were born — ranking #12,551 that year. As of 2026, Matten ranks #12,551 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Mattens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Matten

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Frequently Asked Questions about Matten

What does the name Matten mean?
Matten bei Interlaken is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
How popular is Matten in 2026?
In 2026, Matten ranks #12,551 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Matten most popular?
Matten reached its peak popularity in 2008, ranking #12,551 that year with 5 babies given the name.
Is Matten a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Matten is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Matten?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Matten include Aahron, Abdoulaziz, Abduljalil. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Matten

Matten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Matten's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #12,551. Use the chart and map above to compare Matten'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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