Given name & surname
Matti
“lady”·“one who is mighty in battle”
Matti is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.” Matti is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matti is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.” Matti is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matti is a variant of Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic. Matti is a variant of Matilda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain. Matti shares an earlier linguistic root with Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Matti is a variant of Martha. The history of Martha gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Martha is associated with the sister of Lazarus and Mary. Matti is a variant of Matilda. The history of Matilda gives this family its wider story. Use of Matilda was revived during the 18th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Matti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 733
- 77 boys · 656 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,877 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,877 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,123 as a first name in 2020; 1,698 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Matti’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Matti has a diminutive in Masa. Matti shares a linguistic root with Matthew. Matti has a related form in Martha.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Matti has relatives in 5 languages.
13 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Matildavariant
- Marthavariant
- Masadiminutive · Finnish
- Matiskainendiminutive · Finnish
- Massinendiminutive · Finnish
- Matikainendiminutive · Finnish
- Matsidiminutive · Finnish
- Matikkadiminutive · Finnish
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 45
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Mateoequivalent
- Matthewcognate · English
- Matteoequivalent
- Mathiasequivalent
- MatthiasGerman
- Mathewequivalent
- Mattiasequivalent
- Mateusequivalent
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- Mathisequivalent
- Mattcognate · English
- Mattiaequivalent
- Mathieuequivalent
- Mattisequivalent
- Matveyequivalent
- Matthieuequivalent
- Mateuszequivalent
- Matteusequivalent
- Mateuequivalent
- Mateequivalent
- Matijaequivalent
- Matthijsequivalent
- Maciejequivalent
- Mathijsequivalent
- Matejequivalent
- Madisequivalent
- Мацвейequivalent
- מתתיהוequivalent
- Matfijequivalent
- Matfeiequivalent
- Mátyásequivalent
- Analequivalent
- Matthäusequivalent
- Matúšequivalent
- Mazhevequivalent
- Matíasequivalent
- Matsveiequivalent
- Matiesequivalent
- Maffeoequivalent
- Матвейequivalent
- Matyášequivalent
- MatějCzech
- Matityahuequivalent
- Mazzeoequivalent
- Matjažequivalent
- Maitiúequivalent
People named Matti
- Matti VanhanenFinnish politician and the 40th prime minister of Finlandborn 1955
- Matti NykänenFinnish ski jumper (1963–2019)
- Matti Järvinenathletics competitor (1909-1985)
- Matti HautamäkiFinnish ski jumperborn 1981
- Matti MattssonFinnish swimmerborn 1993
- Matti BreschelDanish road bicycle racer, born 1984
- Matti PellonpääFinnish actor (1951–1995)
- Matti Sippalaathletics competitor (1908-1997)
- Matti HeikkinenFinnish cross-country skier and sports executiveborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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