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Mattson

MAT-suhn /ˈmætsən/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2024 (#10,938)
Babies in 2024
6 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#6,951 in 1987
First recorded
1987

Meaning of Mattson

Mattson unfolds like a warmly woven tapestry, its roots tracing back to the crisp air of Scandinavian patronymics—literally “son of Matthew,” a name born from the Greek Matthaios, “gift of God.” He arrives on the scene with the steady heartbeat of a family torchbearer, evoking images of a young oak shooting skyward toward a golden Latin sunrise. In the United States, he remains a discreet presence—hovering around the nine-hundreds in popularity—but that very rarity grants him a distinctive charm, as if he were a hidden courtyard plaza in a bustling city. Parents who choose Mattson embrace both heritage and hope, knowing that their little son carries forward a legacy as bright and enduring as the morning sun.

How to pronounce Mattson

English

Popularity of Mattson in the U.S.

Mattson was last recorded in the U.S. in 2024, ranked #10,938 with 6 babies. It peaked at #6,951 in 1987. It first appears in the records in 1987.

Bar and line chart: Mattson in the U.S., 1987–2024. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 10 in 2021 and 6 in 2024. Line: rank among boy names, peak #6,951 in 1987, #10,938 in 2024.
  • Boys named Mattson (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1987–2024. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1987⁠–⁠2024 18 rows
Mattson: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2024610,938▼ 117
2023610,821back (not recorded in 2022)
2021107,587▲ 1,967
202079,554▼ 665
201988,889▼ 70
201888,819▼ 679
201798,140back (not recorded in 2016)
201579,568▲ 1,149
2014610,717▼ 1,062
201379,655▲ 54
201279,709back (not recorded in 2011)
2010512,231back (not recorded in 2008–2009)
200779,788▲ 2,267
2006512,055▼ 583
2005511,472▼ 1,524
200469,948back (not recorded in 1992–2003)
199167,271back (not recorded in 1988–1990)
198756,951new

Notable people named Mattson

  • Mattson Tomlin is an American filmmaker and writer.