The first name Matty

In 2025, 3 boys were named Matty, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 13 births (#1,578).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Matty with other names.

In 2025, 21 girls born in the United States were named Matty, the 5,846th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 28 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Matty James
  English association football player (born 1991)
• Matty Lee
  British diver, born 1998
• Matty Beniers
  American ice hockey player, born 2002
• Matty Kemp
  Actor (1907-1999)
• Matty Willock
  English association football player, born 1996
• Matty Matthews
  American boxer (1873–1948)
• Matty Lewis
  Co-lead singer/rhythm guitarist for Zebrahead, born 1975
• Matty Pearson
  English association football player, born 1993
• Matty Taylor
  English association football player (born 1990)

What does the name Matty mean?

Diminutives + -y.

How popular is the name Matty?

In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Matty, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2007, with 13 births.

Is Matty a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 930 US babies named Matty since 1880, 82% were girls and 18% boys.

When was Matty most popular?

2020 in the United States, when 28 babies were named Matty, its highest rank at 4,714th.