Fun Facts About the Name Mattison
- More than 2 thousand babies named Mattison: U.S. records list 2,561 babies given the name Mattison from 1880 through 2025. Even 222 boys received the name Mattison - about 1 boy for every 11 girls.
What Does the Name Mattison Mean?
Mattison is an English patronymic name meaning "son of Matthew." Its first element is a shortened or pet form of the personal name Matthew - the exact form is not certain, but it is usually treated as a form such as Matt or Mattis - and its second element is the suffix -son, "son of." Matthew comes through Greek Matthaios from Hebrew Mattityahu, commonly explained as "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." That is Matthew's meaning; Mattison's literal sense is the relationship "son of Matthew."
The surname Mattison is not a variant of Madison, despite the similar sound; Madison has a separate origin. Mattison belongs with the Matthew-derived surnames rather than with the Madison group.
Mattison Name History & Origins
The surname developed in England from the personal name Matthew, which became established there after the Norman Conquest and was common in the Middle Ages. The -son ending, from Old English sunu, marked a man as the son of a bearer of the name; hereditary surnames using this pattern became usual in the later medieval period. The Matthew-derived surnames took several spellings, including Matson, Matteson, Mattison, and Matthewson.
As a first name, Mattison is a transferred use of the surname. The biblical Matthew, one of the Twelve Apostles and traditionally associated with the first Gospel, stands behind the personal name from which the surname derives, so the religious connection is indirect. The surname is English; the Hebrew root enters through Matthew, not through a separate Mattison tradition.
How Popular is the Name Mattison?
Mattison has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #1,262 in 2002.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,254 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #6,534 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,666 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #6,133 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #4,692 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #3,885 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2019 | #4,051 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,899 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #3,283 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #3,208 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #2,705 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2014 | #2,671 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2013 | #2,620 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | #2,506 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2011 | #2,527 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 2010 | #2,247 | 86 | 0.0048% |
| 2009 | #2,562 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 2008 | #2,180 | 92 | 0.0049% |
| 2007 | #1,983 | 104 | 0.0054% |
| 2006 | #2,095 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 2005 | #1,798 | 109 | 0.0059% |
| 2004 | #1,788 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 2003 | #1,515 | 129 | 0.0071% |
| 2002 | #1,262 | 157 | 0.0087% |
| 2001 | #1,639 | 112 | 0.0062% |
| 2000 | #1,946 | 87 | 0.0048% |
| 1999 | #2,147 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1998 | #1,577 | 105 | 0.0059% |
| 1997 | #1,840 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 1996 | #1,819 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 1995 | #2,300 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1994 | #2,831 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1993 | #4,933 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #3,837 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #7,242 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #7,663 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #7,825 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #13,100 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #11,651 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,658 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,359 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #13,374 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,758 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,567 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,267 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,680 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #12,558 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,289 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,374 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,298 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #7,934 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,338 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #6,651 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,828 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #3,957 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #4,705 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #5,006 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,645 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,972 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #6,319 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,210 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #4,706 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #6,968 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,162 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,546 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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