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/mæt/ · English (sense 1)
01 / Meaning & origin
Mat is a unisex given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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5 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2013: 5 boys (rank 12136). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Mat
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 16 | 442 | observed |
| 1881 | 15 | 442 | observed |
| 1882 | 12 | 540 | observed |
| 1883 | 7 | 720 | observed |
| 1884 | 17 | 450 | observed |
| 1885 | 13 | 521 | observed |
| 1886 | 11 | 578 | observed |
| 1887 | 8 | 679 | observed |
| 1888 | 10 | 648 | observed |
| 1889 | 6 | 878 | observed |
| 1890 | 8 | 739 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 7 | 861 | observed |
| 1893 | 7 | 836 | observed |
| 1894 | 5 | 1,074 | observed |
| 1895 | 10 | 685 | observed |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,101 | observed |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,057 | observed |
| 1898 | 9 | 744 | observed |
| 1899 | 8 | 786 | observed |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,162 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 9 | 794 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 8 | 919 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | 7 | 1,094 | observed |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 7 | 1,155 | observed |
| 1910 | 6 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1911 | 8 | 1,290 | observed |
| 1912 | 8 | 1,885 | observed |
| 1913 | 10 | 1,803 | observed |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1915 | 11 | 2,310 | observed |
| 1916 | 13 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1917 | 21 | 1,587 | observed |
| 1918 | 19 | 1,767 | observed |
| 1919 | 15 | 2,063 | observed |
| 1920 | 9 | 2,967 | observed |
| 1921 | 11 | 2,632 | observed |
| 1922 | 13 | 2,347 | observed |
| 1923 | 18 | 1,874 | observed |
| 1924 | 14 | 2,229 | observed |
| 1925 | 11 | 2,588 | observed |
| 1926 | 13 | 2,302 | observed |
| 1927 | 16 | 2,034 | observed |
| 1928 | 13 | 2,270 | observed |
| 1929 | 11 | 2,452 | observed |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,001 | observed |
| 1931 | 12 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1932 | 10 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1933 | 10 | 2,368 | observed |
| 1934 | 5 | 3,679 | observed |
| 1935 | 6 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 7 | 2,868 | observed |
| 1939 | 5 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,130 | observed |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | 8 | 2,712 | observed |
| 1943 | 5 | 3,538 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 6 | 3,173 | observed |
| 1947 | 6 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 6 | 3,329 | observed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 6 | 3,452 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 6 | 3,535 | observed |
| 1957 | 11 | 2,494 | observed |
| 1958 | 9 | 2,818 | observed |
| 1959 | 17 | 1,974 | observed |
| 1960 | 12 | 2,423 | observed |
| 1961 | 15 | 2,148 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 2,848 | observed |
| 1963 | 11 | 2,539 | observed |
| 1964 | 12 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1965 | 10 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 14 | 2,139 | observed |
| 1968 | 15 | 2,109 | observed |
| 1969 | 11 | 2,682 | observed |
| 1970 | 10 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1971 | 8 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1972 | 10 | 3,152 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 8 | 3,837 | observed |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,309 | observed |
| 1976 | 9 | 3,724 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,355 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,523 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | 6 | 10,766 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Mat” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Mat— “gift of the Lord”
_Mat_, _m._ _Eng._ Heb. gift of the Lord, 15
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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