Matti
Matti is a given name, originated from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning "gift of God". It is a popular Finnish version of Matthew or Matthias. Matti (מתי) is also a short for the Yiddish Mattisyahu. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Matti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matti is a given name, originated from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning "gift of God". It is a popular Finnish version of Matthew or Matthias. Matti (מתי) is also a short for the Yiddish Mattisyahu. It may refer to:
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The Story of Matti
As a girl name
American parents first put Matti on the record books as a girl name in 1980, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 34 Mattis were born — ranking #4,447 that year. About 36% of every Matti on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Matti ranks #8,513 for girls with 11 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 668 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Matti on the record books as a boy name in 1975, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 7 Mattis were born — ranking #9,567 that year. About 30% of every Matti on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Matti last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 77 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Matti
Matti is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 668 births in the dataset. Matti's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #4,447. Use the chart and map above to compare Matti'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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