Given name & surname
Mattison
“the son of Matthew”
Mattison is a variant of Matheson. One English interpretation is “the son of Matthew.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mattison is a variant of Matheson. One English interpretation is “the son of Matthew.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mattison is a variant of Matheson. An origin associated with Matheson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mattison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,561
- 222 boys · 2,339 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 168 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,254 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 6% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,254 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 157 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,228 as a first name in 2020; 7,119 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.
Mattison’s family of names
Mattison has a related form in Matheson.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.