Name meaning & stats
Mat
Mat (English origin). 269 US babies since 1940, peak 1959. Notable Mats are 1.3× over-represented as singers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
EnglishSpelling of Matt
A short form of Matthew.
Matt around the world
- Мэтт · Russian
- Мет · Ukrainian
- Ματ · Greek
- مات · Arabic
- מאט · Hebrew
- マット · Japanese
- 马特 · Chinese
- Mat
Famous Matts
- Matt Damon · American actor (born 1970)
- Matt LeBlanc · American actor
- Matt Groening · American cartoonist (born 1954)
- Matt Dillon · American actor
In US birth records
Peak year: 1959
269 US babies were named Mat between 1940 and 2025.
Where Mats end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | Low · 3 people |
| Singer | 1.3× | Low · 3 people |
| Footballer | 1.0× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are singers, Mats show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 78 Matts spell it Mat
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1959)