Mattelyn
Feminine variant of Matthew, meaning "gift of God" from Hebrew.
Name Census estimates that about 144 living Americans carry the first name Mattelyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Mattelyn today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mattelyn births was 2010 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mattelyn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
144
~ 1 in 2,380,238 Americans
Peak year
2010
12 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2020 SSA rank
#11,756
Tracked since 1994
Popularity
Mattelyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mattelyn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 71 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mattelyn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mattelyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mattelyn
The name Mattelyn is a variant of the ancient Germanic name Mathilda, which is derived from the elements "maht" meaning "might" or "strength" and "hild" meaning "battle." The name first appeared in the 7th century and was popular among the Franks and later the Normans.
Mathilda was the name of the wife of William the Conqueror, the Norman ruler who invaded England in 1066. Their daughter, Mathilda of England, was a powerful figure in her own right and played a crucial role in the succession crisis known as the Anarchy. She was born in 1102 and died in 1167.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mattelyn is from the 13th century, when a woman named Mattelyn de Bracy was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1230. The name was likely a variation of Mathilda that emerged in the Middle Ages.
In the 14th century, a noblewoman named Mattelyn de Gournay was mentioned in the records of Edward III's court. She was born around 1310 and was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa of Hainault.
Another notable figure with the name Mattelyn was Mattelyn de Soule, a French-born English landowner who lived in the late 15th century. She was born around 1470 and inherited significant estates in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
In the 16th century, Mattelyn Smythe was a philanthropist and benefactor who donated funds to establish a school in her hometown of Chelmsford, Essex. She was born in 1520 and died in 1588.
The name Mattelyn also appears in some medieval literary works, such as the 14th-century poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," where a character named Mattelyn is mentioned as one of the ladies in King Arthur's court.
People
Mattelyn + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mattelyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mattelyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 144 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mattelyn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,380,238 US residents.
Is Mattelyn a common name?
We classify Mattelyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 146 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mattelyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Mattelyn was 2010, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mattelyn is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mattelyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mattelyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mattelyn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mattelyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mattelyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mattelyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Mattelyn?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.