girl's name
Mataya
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,577
Mataya is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2003, when 76 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Mataya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 230 |
| 2000s | 560 |
| 2010s | 275 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 94 |
How popular is Mataya?
In 2025, Mataya was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mataya is used
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 Mataya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mataya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mataya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mataya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mataya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mataya
How popular is the name Mataya?
In 2025, Mataya was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mataya a girl's or a boy's name?
Mataya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mataya?
Mataya has 3 syllables.
When was Mataya most popular?
Mataya peaked in 2003, when 76 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Mataya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mataya currently ranks #4,095 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.