Matt

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A few things about Matt you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Matt

Matt Damon

American actor (born 1970)

Choose Matt and your child shares a first name with Matt Damon, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Matt, like who?” Matt Damon's Wikipedia article is available in 114 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 58,824 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Matt, 29 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Matt would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMatt has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Matts, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1884, when it ranked #227. Today it's #3,757, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendMatt has slipped 683 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,757. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningMatt is an English form of Matthew, which means “gift of God”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Matt

Matt is a boy name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “gift of God”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with M and ending in “-att”. US birth records list Matt for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked #227 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,757, with 29 babies.

Origin:English namesHebrew names