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What official birth registration shows about Matt: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Matt: Recorded since 1994, it reached #236 in 2007, and it stood at #676 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #362 to #5119.199920042009201420192025#362#5119
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#394
1997#386
1998#362
1999#387
2000#422
2001#576
2002#586
2003#653
2004#667
2005#788
2006#722
2007#820
2008#1156
2009#1425
2010#1407
2011#1124
2012#1669
2013#1539
2014#1819
2015#2150
2016#2556
2017#4812
2018#3412
2019#3937
2020#2960
2021#3451
2023#3523
2024#5119
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 25 of the 32 years from 1994 to 2025.

In 2025: #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3256 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1994–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1994

    First recorded at #342 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2005–2017

    Highest recorded position: #236 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2005–2017).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #236 in Northern Ireland in 2007.

Matt's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#51193HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#29606HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#25568HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#215010HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#181912HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#153915HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#166914HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#112423HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#142516HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#115621HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#82032HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#72236HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#78830HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#66736HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#65333HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#58634HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#57633HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#42251HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#38758HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#36264HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#38658HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#39454HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#2367HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#5565HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#4388HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#5475HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#3899HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#35511HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4687HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#33812HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#30015HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#32613HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4228HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4297HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4447HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3547HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#26810HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3934HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3175HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#3423HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Matt is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Matt, between 1994 and 2025, in 31 of those 32 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2005England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: highest position in 200719942025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1994–202525#268 in 2005
England and Wales1996–202529#362 in 1998
Northern Ireland2005–20178#236 in 2007
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What is known about Matt

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1994–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #236 in Northern Ireland in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.