How popular is the name Mattis?

466 US babies were named Mattis between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2018.

What careers are people named Mattis over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Mattiss show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Mattis

Q: How common is the spelling Mattis?

1 in 68 Matiass spell it Mattis.

Mattis. 466 US babies since 1940, peak 2018. Notable Mattiss are 1.4× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2018

466 US babies were named Mattis between 1940 and 2025.

Mattis around the world

Norway: 902 babies since 1945, peak 2010, No. 221 in 2025
Sweden: 649 babies since 1998, peak 2010, No. 389 in 2022
Belgium: 863 babies since 1995, peak 2007, No. 650 in 2025
France: 2,375 babies since 1900, peak 2004, No. 1,665 in 2025
England & Wales: 39 babies since 1996, peak 2017, No. 4,975 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Mattiss end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.4×	Low · 5 people
Writer	1.4×	Low · 3 people
Actor	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.1×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Mattiss show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 68 Matiass spell it Mattis

Matias 79%
Mattias 9%
Mateusz 4%
Mateus 3%
Matisse 2%
Mattis 1%
Matteus 1%
Matyas 1%
Matis 1%
Matas <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2018)