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Matisse

Unisex

Meaning of Matisse: French: 'gift of God'

Matisse is a unisex name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4613th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4613

21 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

582

First recorded 1988 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 10 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 20 babies2020: 14 babies20202021: 28 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 21 babies
US babies named Matisse per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 28.

Gender split

62% boys · 38% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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