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Origin & history of Matt1
Hebrew roots
Matt comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning Gift of God, gift of Yahweh.
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How popular is Matt?
1959
peak year
Matt reached its widest reach during the post-war 1950s. In 1959, 975 babies received the name (ranked #256). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2790), with about 47 babies given the name annually. Matt has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 23,866 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
975
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #256)
(ranked #256)
47
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
470
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
23,866
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Matt9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
M4
A1
T2
T2
Sum: 9 → Life path 9
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Personality of Matt🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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