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How popular is the name Matt?
Births per year, rank history and how many Matts are alive today.
Matt (male) is a shortened form of the name Matthew. Although Matt itself was given to 6 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 3256th as a registered name), most Matts are registered as Matthew, which ranked 153rd in 2025 with 353 babies.
Most people called Matt are registered as Matthew, and share that name's profile: the Matthew you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Matthews born in England and Wales are between 31 and 51, and there are at least 360,000 of them alive today. Only some Matthews go by Matt.
How many babies are named Matt or Matthew each year?
Combined registrations of Matthew, Mathew, Matt. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Matthew rank as a registered name?
Where does Matt rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Matt short for Matthew?
Yes - Matt is a shortened form of Matthew. Matts are usually registered as Matthew at birth.
When was the name Matt most popular?
The full name Matthew peaked in 1984, when around 9,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Matt itself peaked as a registered name in 1998, with 64 babies.
How many people are called Matt?
There's no official count of people who go by Matt, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 360,000 people registered as Matthew born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Matt.
How old is the typical Matt?
Most people called Matt are registered as Matthew. Most living Matthews are between 31 and 51; the most common age is about 41.
Is Matt becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.