Mattingly
The Story of Mattingly
As a girl name
American parents first put Mattingly on the record books as a girl name in 1996, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 24 Mattinglys were born — ranking #5,709 that year. About 44% of every Mattingly on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Mattingly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 309 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mattingly as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Mattingly — #7,697 in the national rankings. About 60% of every Mattingly on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Mattingly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 53 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mattingly
Mattingly is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 309 births in the dataset. Mattingly's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,709. Use the chart and map above to compare Mattingly'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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