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Why parents love Mattie- True Grit's Mattie Ross is literature's most formidable teenage heroine.
- The meaning gift of God is tenderly beautiful.
- Two syllables with a warm, vintage sound: MAT-ee.
- It works as a diminutive for both Matthew and Matilda.
- It carries genuine frontier-justice energy.
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The vibe of Mattie
gift of GodTrue GritMattie Rossfrontiervintageformidablewarmdivine
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Origin & history of Mattie
Hebrew Matityahu (gift of God) / Germanic Matilda (battle-mighty)
→ diminutive Mattie
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Hebrew / Germanic roots
Mattie is a diminutive of Matthew (gift of God) or Matilda (battle-mighty). True Grit's Mattie Ross (played by Hailee Steinfeld in the 2010 remake) is one of literature's most formidable heroines — a 14-year-old who hires US Marshal Rooster Cogburn to avenge her father's murder.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Used as a diminutive for centuries; True Grit published 1968.
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Today
Mattie remains a beloved choice, ranking #1052 in the US. 133,593 babies have been named Mattie since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Mattie?
1920
peak year
Mattie appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1920, 2,902 babies were named Mattie (ranked #96 nationally). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1052), with roughly 243 babies named Mattie each year. Mattie's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 133,593 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
2,902
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #96)
(ranked #96)
243
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,430
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
133,593
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Mattie5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Mattie's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — gifted nurturing. People named Mattie tend to be warm, formidable, and gifted at pursuing justice with vintage-level determination.
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Pursues justice with determination✦
Warm and formidable◈
Gift-of-God presence◎
Frontier courage♡
Vintage-level gritM4
A1
T2
T2
I9
E5
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Mattie🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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