Given name & surname
Mattie
“one who is mighty in battle”·“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
Mattie is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.” In English use, Mattie is an affectionate form of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mattie is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.” In English use, Mattie is an affectionate form of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. In English use, Mattie is a diminutive of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.” In English use, Mattie is a diminutive of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mattie is a variant of Matilda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain. In English use, Mattie is an affectionate form of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew. In English use, Mattie is a diminutive of Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Mattie is used as an affectionate form of Matthew. Mattie is used as an affectionate form of Matilda.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mattie is a variant of Matilda. The history of Matilda gives this family its wider story. Use of Matilda was revived during the 18th century. In English use, Mattie is a diminutive 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mattie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133,859
- 780 boys · 133,079 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 2,913 babies
- 2025
- 249
- #1,005 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 249 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,005 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,902 in 1920. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 28,503 as a first name in 2020; 1,148 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.
Mattie’s family of names
In English usage, Mattie is a diminutive of Matthew. Mattie has a related form in Martha. Mattie is an affectionate form of Matthew.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mattie
- Mattie StepanekAmerican writer (1990–2004)
- Mattie DoLaotian-American film director (born 1981)
- Mattie Edwards HewittAmerican architectural and landscape photographer (1869-1956)
- Mattie PollockEnglish association football playerborn 2001
- Mattie RogersOlympic Weightlifterborn 1995
- Mattie SilksAmerican madam1848–1929
- Mattie Parkermayor of Fort Worth, Texas, United Statesborn 1983
- Mattie LiptakAmerican actorborn 1996
- Mattie LubchanskyAmerican cartoonist and podcasterborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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