UK boy's name
Matiss
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Matiss is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Matiss popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3959, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 4 births.
This profile covers 26 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2010 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 29 living people in the UK are called Matiss. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Matiss ranked #3959 for boys in England and Wales in 2018, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 4 boys were registered as Matiss.
- • Matiss ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
- • About 29 living people in the UK are estimated to have Matiss as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3959
2018
Births in 2018
4
Latest year
Peak year
2011
4 births
Estimated living
29
2026
Popularity
Matiss over time
The chart below shows babies named Matiss registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Matiss, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2018, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Matiss by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Matiss was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4132 | 26 | 7 |
Geography
Where Matiss is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Matiss. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Matiss ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
Across the UK
Matiss in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#669 in 2012
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Matiss
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- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
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- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Matiss: questions and answers
How popular is the name Matiss in the UK right now?
In 2018, Matiss was ranked #3959 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Matiss most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 4 babies registered as Matiss in England and Wales.
How many people are called Matiss in the UK?
A total of 26 babies have been registered as Matiss across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Matiss most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Matiss ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #669 in 2012. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.