Mattie
Mattie is a unisex given name. It is often used as a nickname for other names.
Meaning & Origin of Mattie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mattie is a unisex given name. It is often used as a nickname for other names.
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The Story of Mattie
Mattie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 704 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 2,902 Matties were born — ranking #96 that year. As of 2026, Mattie ranks #1,050 for baby girls with 238 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 133K Matties have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Mattie
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mattie Blaylock (1850–1888), common-law wife of the American lawman Wyatt Earp
- Mattie Moss Clark (1925–1994), American gospel choir director and mother of the Clark Sisters gospel group
- Mattie Curry (1924–1964), Canadian missionary
- Mattie Belle Davis (1910–2004), American judge
- Mattie Daughtry , American politician elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2012
- Mattie Delaney , American delta blues singer and guitarist
- Mattie Donnelly (hurler) , Irish hurler
- Mattie Do , Laotian-American film director
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Names that sound like Mattie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Mattie 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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About the name Mattie
Mattie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 133K births in the dataset. Mattie's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #25. Use the chart and map above to compare Mattie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.