Rising since 2020, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Mattalynn since 2002
Babies named Mattalynn per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2007, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Mattalynn's real moment was 2013.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2010s | 80 |
| 2020s | 33 |
Meaning & origin
Mattalynn is a modern American invention, first recorded in 2002 and used almost exclusively for girls. It follows the popular naming trend of blending a short male name (Matt) with the fashionable suffix -lynn, seen in names like Kaitlynn and Brooklyn. Despite its recent origin, Mattalynn reached a peak rank of 14,942 in 2013, reflecting the height of the -lynn suffix's popularity in the 2010s. Since 2020, its usage has been rising again, though it remains uncommon: in 2025, only about 1 in 321,453 newborns were named Mattalynn. No top states were recorded, suggesting the name is scattered rather than regionally concentrated. As a non-traditional name, Mattalynn carries no deep historical or cultural weight, but its components give it a familiar yet distinctive feel.
A modern coinage blending the element Matt, traditionally a short form of Matthew (Hebrew meaning 'gift of God'), with the fashionable suffix -lynn, which is often associated with the Welsh word 'llyn' meaning 'lake' or as a variant of Lynn. First recorded in the United States in 2002, Mattalynn emerged during a period when compound names ending in -lynn were particularly popular, especially for girls.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mattie, Lynn, Matta
Sibling names for Mattalynn
Names that share Mattalynn's style, for a brother or sister.
