girl's name

Mata

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 172

Mata is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1969 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1953, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1885.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Mata over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1960s.

38
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '40 '50 '60
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Births named Mata by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 6
1890s 38
1900s 10
1910s 26
1920s 7
1940s 11
1950s 28
1960s 11

How popular is Mata?

In 1969, Mata was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Mata is used

France #7,136 5 in 2025
United States #7,336 6 in 1969

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mata

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Mata also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mata over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Mata

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mata — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mata

How popular is the name Mata?

In 1969, Mata was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Mata a girl's or a boy's name?

Mata is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Mata?

Mata has 2 syllables.

When was Mata most popular?

Mata peaked in 1953, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Mata a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mata currently ranks #7,136 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.